Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 65S341/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-1 1,2,3
Launched
August 18, 1964
Summary
Strela-1 1,2,3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 18, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 94th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 348th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Kosmos 65S3 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-38, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 809 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 7 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
- 1st Kosmos 65S3 flightSoviet Space Program's 94th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 348th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-38 · NORAD 853 · 1964-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-046A
- Epoch
- 1964-08-18 12:14:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21079743 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0434574
- Inclination
- 56.0487°
- Ascending node
- 126.2875°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.898°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.4688°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
7 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-38 · NORAD 853 · re-entered November 8, 1964
- Kosmos-39 · NORAD 854 · re-entered November 17, 1964
- Kosmos-40 · NORAD 855 · re-entered November 18, 1964
Kosmos-3 No. 02L Stage 2 · re-entered February 19, 1965
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
1st launch from 41/15, 1st this year · 74th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1 1,2,3 launch?
Strela-1 1,2,3 launched on August 18, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1 1,2,3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1 1,2,3?
Kosmos 65S3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 65S3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-1 1,2,3 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-1 1,2,3 reach?
Kosmos-38, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 809 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1 1,2,3 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).