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	Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014
	Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014
	Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014

Strela
	The Strela carrier rocket
Function	Orbital carrier rocket
Manufacturer	NPO Mashinostroyeniya, JSC "Khartron", Ukraine (control system)
Country of origin	Russia
Size
Height	28.3 metres (93 ft)
Diameter	2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
Mass	105,000 kilograms (231,000 lb)
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	Universal Rocket
Launch history
Status	Inactive
Launch sites	Baikonur Cosmodrome
Total launches	3
Success(es)	3
First flight	5 December 2003
First stage
Diameter	2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Powered by	3 RD-0233 (15D95); 1 RD-0234 (15D96)
Maximum thrust	2,080 kN (470,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	310 s
Burn time	120 seconds
Propellant	N2O4 / UDMH
Second stage
Diameter	2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Powered by	1 RD-0235 (15D113); 1 RD-0236 (15D114)
Maximum thrust	255.76 kN (57,500 lbf)
Specific impulse	310 s
Burn time	180 seconds
Propellant	N2O4 / UDMH
Third stage – APB (Agregatno-Priborny Otsek)
Powered by	1 RD-0237 (15D114)
Maximum thrust	4.90 kilonewtons (1,100 lbf)
Specific impulse	200 s
Propellant	N2O4 / UDMH
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Strela (Russian: 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,^[12] and a second one on 19 December 2014.^[13]^[14]

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]}

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.^[14]

Launch history

Date (UTC)	Type	Launch site	Payload	Payload type	Outcome
5 December 2003, 06:00	Strela	Ba LC175	Gruzomaket	test launch	Success
27 June 2013, 16:53	Strela	Ba LC175	Kondor	research satellite	Success
19 December 2014, 04:43	Strela	Ba LC175	Kondor-E	research satellite	Success

References

^ "Control systems for intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch vehicles". JSC "Khartron". Archived from the original on 2010-02-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zak, Anatoly. "Strela launcher". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Wade, Mark. "Strela". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on August 29, 2002. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
^ ^a ^b Zak, Anatoly. "UR-100N Family". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b "RD-0233, RD-0234, RD-0235, RD-0236, RD-0237. Intercontinental ballistic missiles RS-18". KBKhA. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b "Rockot Launch Vehicle". Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Wade, Mark. "RD-0233". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ Wade, Mark. "RD-0234". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Wade, Mark. "RD-0235". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ Wade, Mark. "RD-0236". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wade, Mark. "RD-0237". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ Graham, William (27 June 2013). "Russian Strela rocket launches Kondor satellite". NasaSpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ Graham, William (19 December 2014). "Russian Strela rocket launches Kondor-E". NasaSpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Strela launcher". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

Isakowitz, Steven J.; Hopkins, Joseph P.; Hopkins, Joshua B. (2004). "Strela". International reference guide to space launch systems (4th ed.). Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pp. 469–479. ISBN 978-1-56347-591-7 – via the Internet Archive.