Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-IP
Launched
November 17, 1970
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U2-IP launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 17, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 527th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 1,152nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-378, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 241 × 1,750 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 2 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
- 26th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 527th launch74th this yearhumanity's 1,152nd orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-378 · NORAD 4713 · 1970-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-097A
- Epoch
- 1970-11-18 11:34:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73161221 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.102457
- Inclination
- 73.9966°
- Ascending node
- 338.4242°
- Arg. of perigee
- 124.6236°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.5884°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-378 · NORAD 4713 · re-entered August 17, 1972
Kosmos-3M 17-107 Stage 2 · re-entered September 30, 1972
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ionospheric research satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 151st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
206 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-IP launch?
DS-U2-IP launched on November 17, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-IP?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-IP?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-IP launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-IP reach?
Kosmos-378, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 241 × 1,750 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-IP launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).