Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-M 15
Launched
January 21, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-P1-M 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 21, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,457th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,397th orbital launch attempt. It was the 231st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1241, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 983 × 1,017 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 3 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
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 231st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,457th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,397th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1241 · NORAD 12149 · 1981-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1241
- Object ID
- 1981-006A
- Epoch
- 1981-01-23 07:20:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71790853 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023286
- Inclination
- 65.8218°
- Ascending node
- 224.3792°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.1348°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.7474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 27
- B*
- 0.0094028
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1241 · NORAD 12149 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-427 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASAT target satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
109th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 792nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-M 15 launch?
DS-P1-M 15 launched on January 21, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-M 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-M 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-M 15 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-M 15 reach?
Kosmos-1241, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 983 × 1,017 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-M 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).