Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Radio Sputnik 3 to 8
Launched
December 17, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 17, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,549th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 2,513th orbital launch attempt. It was the 247th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Radio RS-3, one of 19 catalogued objects, reached a 1,735 × 3,174 km orbit inclined 83.9°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 247th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,549th launch98th this yearhumanity's 2,513th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Radio RS-3 · NORAD 12997 · 1981-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADIO 3
- Object ID
- 1981-120A
- Epoch
- 1981-12-17 10:15:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.47161293 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0815519
- Inclination
- 83.9485°
- Ascending node
- 279.1466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 2.1179°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.2927°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
19 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 12 debris; 19 still in orbit
- Radio RS-3 · NORAD 12997 · in orbit
- Radio RS-4 · NORAD 12998 · in orbit
- Radio RS-5 · NORAD 12999 · in orbit
- Radio RS-6 · NORAD 13000 · in orbit
- Radio RS-7 · NORAD 13001 · in orbit
- Radio RS-8 · NORAD 13002 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 75-120 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
6 Soviet amateur radio satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119th launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 847th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 launch?
Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 launched on December 17, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Radio Sputnik 3 to 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Radio Sputnik 3 to 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 reach?
Radio RS-3, one of 19 catalogued objects, reached a 1,735 × 3,174 km orbit inclined 83.9°.
How many satellites did Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).