Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-K
Launched
June 4, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U2-K launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 4, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 579th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 1,228th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-426, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 387 × 1,973 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 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
- 39th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 579th launch38th this yearhumanity's 1,228th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-426 · NORAD 5281 · 1971-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 426
- Object ID
- 1971-052A
- Epoch
- 1971-06-04 23:20:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.23196602 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.105026
- Inclination
- 74.093°
- Ascending node
- 172.9672°
- Arg. of perigee
- 134.9831°
- Mean anomaly
- 234.1383°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-426 · NORAD 5281 · re-entered May 11, 2002
Kosmos-3M 14-101 Stage 2 · re-entered June 30, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to study the Earth magnetosphere.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23rd launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 184th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
163 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-K launch?
DS-U2-K launched on June 4, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-K?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-K?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-K launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-K reach?
Kosmos-426, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 387 × 1,973 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-K launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).