Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 10
Launched
September 8, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 8, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 765th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,492nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 72nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-585, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,388 × 1,434 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 72nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 765th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,492nd orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-585 · NORAD 6825 · 1973-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 585
- Object ID
- 1973-064A
- Epoch
- 1973-09-08 03:18:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.64656639 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029715
- Inclination
- 74.0247°
- Ascending node
- 22.6718°
- Arg. of perigee
- 161.7413°
- Mean anomaly
- 198.4675°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-585 · NORAD 6825 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 27-114 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
45th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 308th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 10 launch?
Sfera 10 launched on September 8, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 10?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 10 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 10 reach?
Kosmos-585, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,388 × 1,434 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Sfera 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).