Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 65S341/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-1 25 to 29
Launched
September 18, 1965
Summary
Strela-1 25 to 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 18, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 141st launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 476th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Kosmos 65S3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-86, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 1,403 × 1,685 km orbit inclined 56.1°. 14 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
- 7th Kosmos 65S3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 141st launch33rd this yearhumanity's 476th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-86 · NORAD 1584 · 1965-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 86
- Object ID
- 1965-073A
- Epoch
- 1965-09-18 13:27:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.32877647 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0178512
- Inclination
- 56.1049°
- Ascending node
- 137.5208°
- Arg. of perigee
- 152.7076°
- Mean anomaly
- 208.306°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
14 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; 14 still in orbit
- Kosmos-86 · NORAD 1584 · in orbit
- Kosmos-87 · NORAD 1585 · in orbit
- Kosmos-88 · NORAD 1586 · in orbit
- Kosmos-89 · NORAD 1587 · in orbit
- Kosmos-90 · NORAD 1588 · in orbit
Kosmos-3 No. 08LS 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
7th launch from 41/15, 5th this year · 112th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Strela-1 25 to 29 launch?
Strela-1 25 to 29 launched on September 18, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1 25 to 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1 25 to 29?
Kosmos 65S3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 65S3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-1 25 to 29 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-1 25 to 29 reach?
Kosmos-86, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 1,403 × 1,685 km orbit inclined 56.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-1 25 to 29 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).