Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 65S341/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-1 20 to 24
Launched
September 3, 1965
Summary
Strela-1 20 to 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 3, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 139th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 473rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Kosmos 65S3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-80, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,363 × 1,559 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 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
- 6th Kosmos 65S3 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 139th launch31st this yearhumanity's 473rd orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-80 · NORAD 1570 · 1965-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 80
- Object ID
- 1965-070A
- Epoch
- 1965-09-05 13:32:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.52548358 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125556
- Inclination
- 56.0464°
- Ascending node
- 208.1372°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.402°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.9696°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 25
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-80 · NORAD 1570 · in orbit
- Kosmos-81 · NORAD 1571 · in orbit
- Kosmos-82 · NORAD 1572 · in orbit
- Kosmos-83 · NORAD 1573 · in orbit
- Kosmos-84 · NORAD 1574 · in orbit
Kosmos-3 No. 07LS Stage 2 · in orbit
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
6th launch from 41/15, 4th this year · 110th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1 20 to 24 launch?
Strela-1 20 to 24 launched on September 3, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1 20 to 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1 20 to 24?
Kosmos 65S3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 65S3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-1 20 to 24 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-1 20 to 24 reach?
Kosmos-80, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,363 × 1,559 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1 20 to 24 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).