Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 13
Launched
February 12, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 12, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 895th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,663rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-708, one of 2 catalogued objects, from February 16, 1975, was 1,376 × 1,419 km inclined 69.2°. 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
- 99th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 895th launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,663rd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-708 · NORAD 7663 · 1975-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 708
- Object ID
- 1975-012A
- Epoch
- 1975-02-16 09:17:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.68032274 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027656
- Inclination
- 69.225°
- Ascending node
- 181.1197°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.5802°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.2019°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 53
- B*
- 0.006281
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-708 · NORAD 7663 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 49-166 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
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31st launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 402nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 13 launch?
Sfera 13 launched on February 12, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 13?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 13 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 13 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-708, one of 2 catalogued objects, from February 16, 1975, was 1,376 × 1,419 km inclined 69.2°.
How many satellites did Sfera 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).