Strela (rocket)

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

The Strela carrier rocket
Function	Orbital carrier rocket
Manufacturer	NPO Mashinostroyeniya, JSC "Khartron", Ukraine (control system)[1]
Country of origin	Russia
Size
Height	28.3 metres (93 ft)[2]
Diameter	2.5 metres (8.2 ft)[2]
Mass	105,000 kilograms (231,000 lb)[3]
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb)[3]
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)[4]
Engines	3 RD-0233 (15D95) 1 RD-0234(15D96)[5][6]
Thrust	2,080 kN (470,000 lbf)[7][8]
Specific impulse	310s[7]
Burn time	120 seconds
Fuel	N 2O 4 / UDMH
Second stage
Diameter	2.5 m (8.2 ft)[4]
Engines	1 RD-0235 (15D113) 1 RD-0236 (15D114)[5][6]
Thrust	255.76 kN (57,500 lbf)[9][10]
Specific impulse	310s[9]
Burn time	180 seconds
Fuel	N 2O 4 / UDMH
Third stage – APB (Agregatno-Priborny Otsek)[2]
Engines	1 RD-0237[11]
Thrust	4.90 kilonewtons (1,100 lbf)[11]
Specific impulse	200 s sec[11]
Fuel	N 2O 4 / UDMH

External images
Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014
Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014
Strela launch vehicle launch 19.12.2014

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.

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 designed to deliver nuclear warheads. It is also launched from silos, whereas the Rockot is launched from flat pads.