Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 65S341/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-1 12,13,14
Launched
March 15, 1965
Summary
Strela-1 12,13,14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 15, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 118th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 417th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Kosmos 65S3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-61, one of 147 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 1,746 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 147 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos 65S3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Kosmos 65S3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 118th launch10th this yearhumanity's 417th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-61 · NORAD 1267 · 1965-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 147 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-020A
- Epoch
- 1965-03-15 19:33:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.69845702 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1001659
- Inclination
- 56.01°
- Ascending node
- 357.5863°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.3667°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.9339°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
147 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 143 debris; 15 still in orbit
- Kosmos-61 · NORAD 1267 · re-entered January 15, 1968
- Kosmos-62 · NORAD 1268 · re-entered September 24, 1968
- Kosmos-63 · NORAD 1269 · re-entered November 4, 1967
Kosmos-3 No. 04L Stage 2 · re-entered August 5, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.
Pad
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4th launch from 41/15, 2nd this year · 91st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1 12,13,14 launch?
Strela-1 12,13,14 launched on March 15, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1 12,13,14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1 12,13,14?
Kosmos 65S3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 65S3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-1 12,13,14 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-1 12,13,14 reach?
Kosmos-61, one of 147 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 1,746 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1 12,13,14 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).