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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Strela-1 4,5
Launched
August 22, 1964
Summary
Strela-1 4,5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on August 22, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 96th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 352nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Kosmos-2I flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-42, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 1,137 km orbit inclined 48.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Kosmos-2I flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 96th launch24th this yearhumanity's 352nd orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-42 · NORAD 864 · 1964-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-050A
- Epoch
- 1964-08-22 12:17:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.65249376 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0643033
- Inclination
- 48.9373°
- Ascending node
- 82.4876°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.1019°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.1304°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-42 · NORAD 864 · re-entered December 19, 1965
- Kosmos-43 · NORAD 867 · re-entered December 27, 1965
Kosmos 63S1 (N23) Stage 2 · re-entered August 2, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
23rd launch from Mayak-2, 5th this year · 23rd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1 4,5 launch?
Strela-1 4,5 launched on August 22, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1 4,5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1 4,5?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did Strela-1 4,5 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1 4,5 reach?
Kosmos-42, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 1,137 km orbit inclined 48.9°.
How many satellites did Strela-1 4,5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).