Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-IK GVM
Launched
February 15, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U2-IK GVM launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 15, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,089th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,926th orbital launch attempt. It was the 148th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-893, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 338 × 1,686 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
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 148th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,089th launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,926th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-893 · NORAD 9833 · 1977-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 893
- Object ID
- 1977-011A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-16 04:20:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.68603897 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0912856
- Inclination
- 74.0013°
- Ascending node
- 317.3221°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.8593°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.4427°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- 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, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-893 · NORAD 9833 · re-entered October 6, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mass model of the DS-U2-IK (Interkosmos 3) research satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
79th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 529th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-IK GVM launch?
DS-U2-IK GVM launched on February 15, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-IK GVM?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-IK GVM?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-IK GVM launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-IK GVM reach?
Kosmos-893, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 338 × 1,686 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-IK GVM launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).