Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-MT
Launched
December 2, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U2-MT launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 619th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 1,288th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-461, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 516 km orbit inclined 69.2°. 4 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
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 47th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 619th launch78th this yearhumanity's 1,288th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-461 · NORAD 5643 · 1971-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 461
- Object ID
- 1971-105A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-04 00:47:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22473335 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001573
- Inclination
- 69.2449°
- Ascending node
- 324.4574°
- Arg. of perigee
- 355.8006°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.2975°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 20
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-461 · NORAD 5643 · re-entered February 21, 1979
Kosmos-3M 17-109 Stage 2 · re-entered April 29, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Research satellite dedicated to micrometeroids and gamma ray astronomy.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18th launch from 132/1 (132L), 10th this year · 210th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-MT launch?
DS-U2-MT launched on December 2, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-MT?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-MT?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-MT launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-MT reach?
Kosmos-461, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 516 km orbit inclined 69.2°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-MT launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).