Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-M 6
Launched
September 29, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-P1-M 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 29, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 690th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 1,387th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-521, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 986 × 1,015 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
- 59th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 690th launch58th this yearhumanity's 1,387th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-521 · NORAD 6206 · 1972-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 521
- Object ID
- 1972-074A
- Epoch
- 1972-09-29 19:56:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71662479 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001976
- Inclination
- 65.8046°
- Ascending node
- 293.8054°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.9245°
- Mean anomaly
- 114.9719°
- 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 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-521 · NORAD 6206 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 121-11 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASAT target satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40th launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 255th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-M 6 launch?
DS-P1-M 6 launched on September 29, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-M 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-M 6?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-M 6 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-M 6 reach?
Kosmos-521, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 986 × 1,015 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-M 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).