Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-IK 6
Launched
July 27, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-U3-IK 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 27, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,035th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 1,860th orbital launch attempt. It was the 136th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 472 × 526 km orbit inclined 50.6°. 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
- Heliophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 136th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,035th launch56th this yearhumanity's 1,860th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-16 · NORAD 9055 · 1976-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTERCOSMOS 16
- Object ID
- 1976-076A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-27 14:45:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24703312 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039459
- Inclination
- 50.5678°
- Ascending node
- 59.638°
- Arg. of perigee
- 17.6113°
- Mean anomaly
- 342.6165°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-16 · NORAD 9055 · re-entered July 10, 1979
Kosmos-3M 46-316 Stage 2 · re-entered February 21, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.
Pad
107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
3rd launch from 107/2, 1st this year · 79th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
4 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
420 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U3-IK 6 launch?
DS-U3-IK 6 launched on July 27, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-IK 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-IK 6?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-IK 6 launch from?
107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-IK 6 reach?
Interkosmos-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 472 × 526 km orbit inclined 50.6°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-IK 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).