Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aureole 1
Launched
December 27, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Aureole 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 27, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 631st launch, 90th this year and humanity's 1,305th orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Aureole 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 405 × 2,489 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 50th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 631st launch90th this yearhumanity's 1,305th orbital launch attempt134th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aureole 1 · NORAD 5729 · 1971-119 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AUREOLE 1
- Object ID
- 1971-119A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-28 00:28:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.55952168 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1332439
- Inclination
- 74.0093°
- Ascending node
- 28.5161°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.6185°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.5574°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Aureole 1 · NORAD 5729 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 14-103 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Joint Soviet-French scientific satellite dedicated to the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
32nd launch from 132/2, 10th this year · 218th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Aureole 1 launch?
Aureole 1 launched on December 27, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aureole 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aureole 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Aureole 1 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Aureole 1 reach?
Aureole 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 405 × 2,489 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Aureole 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).