Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6
Tsiklon-3
Status
Success
Date
14 FEB 1997
03:47
Mission Overview
Gonets- satellite were the civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. The Gonets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites. Strela-3 was second generation of strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Tsyklon-3 was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009.
Height
39.27 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
189 T
Thrust
2,713 kN
