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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2I86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-MT 3
Launched
December 9, 1964
Summary
DS-MT 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 9, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 108th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 386th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Kosmos-2I flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-51, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 548 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Kosmos-2I flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 108th launch36th this yearhumanity's 386th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-51 · NORAD 947 · 1964-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-080A
- Epoch
- 1964-12-10 12:32:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.5599284 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0209017
- Inclination
- 48.761°
- Ascending node
- 9.0951°
- Arg. of perigee
- 123.5891°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.423°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-51 · NORAD 947 · re-entered November 14, 1965
Kosmos 63S1 (N26) Stage 2 · re-entered May 11, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-MT satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 86/1, 2nd this year · 26th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
8 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-MT 3 launch?
DS-MT 3 launched on December 9, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-MT 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-MT 3?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-MT 3 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-MT 3 reach?
Kosmos-51, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 548 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did DS-MT 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).