A Tsiklon 3 successfully launched 6 Russian communication satellites from Pletesk Cosmodrome, pad LC32, at 0324 UTC on December 28. Three of the satellites, Kosmos 2384, 2385 and 2386 are military Strela-3 spacecraft, while the other 3 Gonets D1 spacecraft are for Rosaviakosmos. The Gonets satellites were launched into a 1400 km (756 nmi) orbit, inclined at 82.6 degrees, while the Kosmos/Strela satellites were placed into a 1415 km (764 nmi) orbit, also inclined at 82.6 degrees.