Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-IK 7
Launched
December 11, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U2-IK 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 11, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 971st launch, 85th this year and humanity's 1,772nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-14, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 341 × 1,690 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 6 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
- 116th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 971st launch85th this yearhumanity's 1,772nd orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-14 · NORAD 8471 · 1975-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 14
- Object ID
- 1975-115A
- Epoch
- 1975-12-13 14:26:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.67592806 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.091312
- Inclination
- 73.9918°
- Ascending node
- 339.7901°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.3034°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.1113°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26
- 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 components; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-14 · NORAD 8471 · re-entered February 27, 1983
Kosmps-3M 46-308 Stage 2 · re-entered November 28, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ionospheric research satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
45th launch from 132/1 (132L), 16th this year · 454th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-IK 7 launch?
DS-U2-IK 7 launched on December 11, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-IK 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-IK 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-IK 7 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-IK 7 reach?
Interkosmos-14, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 341 × 1,690 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-IK 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).