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Soviet Space ProgramVostok-K1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Elektron-3 &4
Launched
July 10, 1964
Summary
Elektron-3 &4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok-K from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 10, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 90th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 339th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Vostok-K flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Elektron-3, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 411 × 7,045 km orbit inclined 60.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok-K · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 13th Vostok-K flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 90th launch18th this yearhumanity's 339th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Elektron-3 · NORAD 829 · 1964-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ELEKTRON 3
- Object ID
- 1964-038A
- Epoch
- 1964-07-11 06:06:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 8.554114 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.3284275
- Inclination
- 60.8936°
- Ascending node
- 285.7723°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.0214°
- Mean anomaly
- 328.5713°
- 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: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Elektron-3 · NORAD 829 · in orbit
- Elektron-4 · NORAD 830 · re-entered October 12, 1983
Vostok 8K72 No. 19 Stage 3 · re-entered August 24, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Elektron was one of the earliest Soviet scientific satellite missions to be authorized following the initial Sputnik (D-1) series.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
65th launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 71st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Elektron-3 &4 launch?
Elektron-3 &4 launched on July 10, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Elektron-3 &4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Elektron-3 &4?
Vostok-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok-K spec sheet
Where did Elektron-3 &4 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Elektron-3 &4 reach?
Elektron-3, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 411 × 7,045 km orbit inclined 60.9°.
How many satellites did Elektron-3 &4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).