Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-IK 4
Launched
October 30, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U2-IK 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 30, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 780th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 1,511th orbital launch attempt. It was the 75th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-10, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 1,460 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 75th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 780th launch68th this yearhumanity's 1,511th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-10 · NORAD 6911 · 1973-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 10
- Object ID
- 1973-082A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-31 15:10:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10996532 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0825649
- Inclination
- 74.0307°
- Ascending node
- 330.6904°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.7663°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.8157°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0
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 debris; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-10 · NORAD 6911 · re-entered July 1, 1977
Kosmos-3M 49-158 Stage 2 · re-entered October 8, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
48th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 321st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-IK 4 launch?
DS-U2-IK 4 launched on October 30, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-IK 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-IK 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-IK 4 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-IK 4 reach?
Interkosmos-10, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 1,460 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-IK 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).