Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-IK 4
Launched
May 17, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U3-IK 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on May 17, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 827th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 1,574th orbital launch attempt. It was the 85th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-11, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 491 × 520 km orbit inclined 50.6°. 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
- Heliophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 85th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 827th launch26th this yearhumanity's 1,574th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-11 · NORAD 7299 · 1974-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 11
- Object ID
- 1974-034A
- Epoch
- 1974-05-17 23:13:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2260663 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021103
- Inclination
- 50.6404°
- Ascending node
- 331.951°
- Arg. of perigee
- 25.688°
- Mean anomaly
- 334.5087°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-11 · NORAD 7299 · re-entered September 6, 1979
Kosmos-3M 49-167 Stage 2 · re-entered January 7, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.
Pad
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 107/1, 1st this year · 76th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
475 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U3-IK 4 launch?
DS-U3-IK 4 launched on May 17, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-IK 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-IK 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-IK 4 launch from?
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-IK 4 reach?
Interkosmos-11, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 491 × 520 km orbit inclined 50.6°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-IK 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).