Program: Strela. Objective: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Military store-dump communications satellite network. The commercial version of GRU Strela-3 military store-dump satellite are designated Gonets-D1. They were to be deployed in a constellation of 12 satellites (2 planes of 6) between 1996 and 1998. Each satellite has a single simultaneous earth-space and space-earth channel. On-board storage is 12 Mbits of data, with a transmission rate of 2.4 kbit/sec. Two preproduction test spacecraft of slightly different configuration called 'Gonets-D' were flown.
Major Events: - 1964 August 18 - Cosmos 40. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1964 August 18 - Cosmos 38. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1964 August 18 - Cosmos 39. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 February 21 - Cosmos 54. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 February 21 - Cosmos 55. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 February 21 - Cosmos 56. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 3 - Cosmos 80. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 3 - Cosmos 81. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 3 - Cosmos 82. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 3 - Cosmos 83. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 3 - Cosmos 84. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 18 - Cosmos 90. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 18 - Cosmos 86. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 18 - Cosmos 87. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 18 - Cosmos 88. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 September 18 - Cosmos 89. Spacecraft: Strela-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1965 December 28 - Cosmos 103. Spacecraft: Strela-2. Mass: 875 kg (1,929 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Possible test flight.
- 1967 March 24 - Cosmos 151. Spacecraft: Strela-2. Mass: 875 kg (1,929 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Possible test flight.
- 1970 October 16 - Cosmos 372. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1971 December 17 - Cosmos 468. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1972 December 25 - Cosmos 540. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1973 December 4 - Cosmos 614. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1974 September 11 - Cosmos 676. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1975 September 30 - Cosmos 773. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1975 November 28 - Cosmos 783. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1976 September 29 - Cosmos 858. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1977 December 16 - Cosmos 968. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1978 February 17 - Cosmos 990. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1978 November 16 - Cosmos 1048. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 August 28 - Cosmos 1125. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1134. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1133. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1137. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1136. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1132. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1131. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 September 25 - Cosmos 1135. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1979 October 11 - Cosmos 1140. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1981 August 28 - Cosmos 1302. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1269.
- 1982 January 7 - Cosmos 1331. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1302.
- 1982 April 28 - Cosmos 1354. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1190.
- 1982 June 1 - Cosmos 1371. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1140.
- 1982 November 11 - Cosmos 1420. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
- 1983 April 12 - Cosmos 1452. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1371.
- 1983 August 3 - Cosmos 1486. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1354.
- 1983 October 12 - Cosmos 1503. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1486.
- 1984 February 21 - Cosmos 1538. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1420.
- 1984 June 8 - Cosmos 1570. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1452.
- 1985 January 15 - Cosmos 1622. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 January 15 - Cosmos 1621. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 January 15 - Cosmos 1620. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 January 15 - Cosmos 1618. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
- 1985 January 15 - Cosmos 1619. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 January 17 - Cosmos 1624. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1570.
- 1985 September 4 - Cosmos 1680. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3.
Replaced Cosmos 1538.
- 1985 October 9 - Cosmos 1691. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
- 1985 October 9 - Cosmos 1692. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 October 9 - Cosmos 1693. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 October 9 - Cosmos 1694. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1985 October 9 - Cosmos 1695. Spacecraft: Strela-3. Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon.
Mass model of Strela-3.
- 1986 April 17 - Cosmos 1741. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Mass: 700 kg (1,540
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