Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 12
Launched
August 29, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 29, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 857th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 1,612th orbital launch attempt. It was the 90th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-675, one of 2 catalogued objects, from September 2, 1974, was 1,371 × 1,432 km inclined 74.1°. 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
- 90th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 857th launch56th this yearhumanity's 1,612th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-675 · NORAD 7424 · 1974-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 675
- Object ID
- 1974-069A
- Epoch
- 1974-09-02 09:27:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.66925895 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039338
- Inclination
- 74.0541°
- Ascending node
- 204.3875°
- Arg. of perigee
- 198.928°
- Mean anomaly
- 161.0274°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 48
- 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-675 · NORAD 7424 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 19-154 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
61st launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 373rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 12 launch?
Sfera 12 launched on August 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 12 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 12 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-675, one of 2 catalogued objects, from September 2, 1974, was 1,371 × 1,432 km inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Sfera 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).