Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 11
Launched
April 29, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 29, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 822nd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 1,568th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-650, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,376 × 1,409 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 84th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 822nd launch21st this yearhumanity's 1,568th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-650 · NORAD 7281 · 1974-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 650
- Object ID
- 1974-028A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-30 19:14:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.69274564 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021284
- Inclination
- 74.0452°
- Ascending node
- 121.5963°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.1624°
- Mean anomaly
- 115.7198°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-650 · NORAD 7281 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 121-15 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
57th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 353rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 11 launch?
Sfera 11 launched on April 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 11?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 11 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 11 reach?
Kosmos-650, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,376 × 1,409 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Sfera 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).