Strela (rocket)
{{Short description|Soviet/Russian carrier rocket}}
{{Infobox rocket
|name =Strela
|image = 100px
|caption = The Strela carrier rocket
|function =Orbital carrier rocket
|manufacturer =NPO Mashinostroyeniya, JSC "Khartron", Ukraine (control system)
|country-origin =Russia
|height ={{convert|28.3|m|ft}}
|diameter ={{convert|2.5|m|ft}}
|mass = {{convert|105000|kg|lb}}
|stages = 3
|capacities= {{Infobox Rocket/Payload
|location=LEO
|kilos = {{convert|1400|kg|lb}}
}}
|status = Inactive
|sites = Baikonur Cosmodrome
|first=5 December 2003
|launches =3
|success =3
|family=Universal Rocket
|stagedata =
{{Infobox Rocket/Stage
|type = stage
|stageno = First
|diameter = {{convert|2.5|m|abbr=on|ft}}
|engines = 3 RD-0233 (15D95)
1 RD-0234 (15D96)
|thrust = {{convert|2080|kN|abbr=on|lbf}}
|burntime = 120 seconds
|fuel = {{N2O4}} / UDMH
}}{{Infobox Rocket/Stage
|type = stage
|stageno = Second
|diameter = {{convert|2.5|m|abbr=on|ft}}
|engines = 1 RD-0235 (15D113)
1 RD-0236 (15D114)
|thrust = {{convert|255.76|kN|abbr=on|lbf}}
|burntime = 180 seconds
|fuel = {{N2O4}} / UDMH
}} {{Infobox Rocket/Stage
|type = stage
|stageno = Third
|name = APB (Agregatno-Priborny Otsek)
|engines = 1 RD-0237 (15D114)
|burntime =
|fuel = {{N2O4}} / UDMH
}}
}}{{external media
| float = 100px
| image1 = [http://www.russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/military/imint/kondor/kondor_e/launch_vertical_1.jpg Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014]
| image2 = [http://www.russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/military/imint/kondor/kondor_e/flight_1.jpg Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014]
| image3 = [http://www.russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/military/imint/kondor/kondor_e/flight_far_1.jpg Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014]
}}
Strela ({{langx|ru|Стрела}}, arrow) is a Russian orbital carrier rocket, derived from the Soviet/Russian UR-100NU missile. It conducted its maiden test launch on 5 December 2003, carried its first functional payload on 27 June 2013,{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=William |date=27 June 2013 |title=Russian Strela rocket launches Kondor satellite |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/06/strela-rocket-launch-kondor-e/ |access-date=27 June 2013 |publisher=NasaSpaceFlight.com}} and a second one on 19 December 2014.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=William |date=19 December 2014 |title=Russian Strela rocket launches Kondor-E |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/12/russian-strela-launch-kondor-e/ |access-date=19 December 2014 |publisher=NasaSpaceFlight.com}}{{Cite web|title=Strela launcher|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/strela.html|access-date=2020-09-04|website=www.russianspaceweb.com}}
Strela was originally planned to be launched from the Svobodny Cosmodrome, with test launches being conducted from existing UR-100 silos at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Svobodny was closed in 2007, without seeing any Strela launches. It is unclear whether a Strela launch complex will be incorporated into the Vostochny Cosmodrome, which is being built on the site of Svobodny.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
Strela differs from the Rockot, which is also derived from the UR-100, in that it has undergone fewer modifications, such as the absence of an additional Briz-KM upper stage, as used on the Rockot. However it is equipped with a repurposed APB as upper stage, which was originally a maneuvrable warhead "bus" from MIRV system of UR-100 missile. It is also launched from silos, whereas the Rockot is launched from flat pads.
Launch history
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!Date (UTC)!! Type !! Launch site !! Payload !! Payload type !! Outcome | |||||
| {{nowrap |5 December 2003, 06:00}} | Strela | Ba LC175 | Gruzomaket | test launch | {{Success}} |
| {{nowrap|27 June 2013, 16:53}} | Strela | Ba LC175 | Kondor | research satellite | {{Success}} |
| {{nowrap|19 December 2014, 04:43}} | Strela | Ba LC175 | Kondor-E | research satellite | {{Success}} |
See also
References
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{{cite web |url=http://arkos.kharkov.ua/sumbr_e.php |title=Control systems for intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch vehicles |publisher=JSC "Khartron" |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205080645/http://www.arkos.kharkov.ua/sumbr_e.php |archive-date=2010-02-05 }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=43 |title=Rockot Launch Vehicle |publisher=Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |access-date=2015-06-19}}
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- {{Cite book |last=Isakowitz |first=Steven J. |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781563475917 |title=International reference guide to space launch systems |last2=Hopkins |first2=Joseph P. |last3=Hopkins |first3=Joshua B. |date=2004 |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |isbn=978-1-56347-591-7 |edition=4th |location=Reston, VA |pages=469-479 |chapter=Strela |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781563475917/page/469 |url-access=registration |via=the Internet Archive}}
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