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STRELA 3
Russian Military Store-and-Forward Communications · Russian Ministry of Defence
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Strela 3, part of Russia's Rodnik-S or Strela family of military store-and-forward communications satellites — small, cheap, relatively short-lived spacecraft that relay encrypted data for Russian military units in the field. Russia has launched dozens of these under generic Cosmos designations since the Soviet era specifically to avoid revealing operational details of its tactical military communications network.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 933–940 mi (1,502–1,513 km)
- Inclination
- 82.5°
- One orbit
- 116.0 minutes12.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 37153
- Int’l designator
- 2010-043B
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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