Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-M 5

Launched

November 29, 1971

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

DS-P1-M 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 29, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 616th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 1,285th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-459, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 293 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: 45th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 616th launch75th this yearhumanity's 1,285th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.8°Inclination

206 × 293 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

89.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements

311.4°Ascending node

20044 d agoElement epoch1971-11-29 20:14 UTC · stale

Kosmos-459 · NORAD 5625 · 1971-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 1971-102A
Epoch: 1971-11-29 20:14:41 UTC
Mean motion: 16.11625099 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0065489
Inclination: 65.8136°
Ascending node: 311.4274°
Arg. of perigee: 171.4187°
Mean anomaly: 188.809°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 0
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

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit

Kosmos-459 · NORAD 5625 · re-entered December 27, 1971

Kosmos-3M 27-110 Stage 2 · re-entered December 11, 1971

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

ASAT target satellite

Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

17th launch from 132/1 (132L), 9th this year · 208th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

184 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did DS-P1-M 5 launch?

DS-P1-M 5 launched on November 29, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-M 5?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-M 5?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did DS-P1-M 5 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did DS-P1-M 5 reach?

Kosmos-459, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.8°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-M 5 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).