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Radio 3

Radio 3 was launched on December 17, 1981 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1981-120ANORAD 12997Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Radio RS-3
Common name
Radio 3
Payload designation
RS-3
International designator
1981-120A
NORAD catalog number
12997
GCAT identifier
S12997
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/064

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Radio RS
Owner
NPO PM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1M

Launch

Date
December 17, 1981 · 11:00 UTC
Launch record
1981-120Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,565 km
Apogee
1,657 km
Inclination
82.96°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1982
End of operations
1985

Size

Mass
70 kg
Dry mass
70 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q63089362 (CC0).