Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2
Launched
December 2, 1970
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 531st launch, 78th this year and humanity's 1,158th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-381, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 936 × 1,018 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 7 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
- 27th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 531st launch78th this yearhumanity's 1,158th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-381 · NORAD 4783 · 1970-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 381
- Object ID
- 1970-102A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-02 05:24:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.78290462 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0055759
- Inclination
- 74.0358°
- Ascending node
- 138.7855°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.6984°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.7973°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 5 still in orbit
- Kosmos-381 · NORAD 4783 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 17-105 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ionospheric topside sounder
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 154th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2 launch?
Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2 launched on December 2, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2 reach?
Kosmos-381, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 936 × 1,018 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).