Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 65S341/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-1 9,10,11
Launched
February 21, 1965
Summary
Strela-1 9,10,11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 21, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 113th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 407th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Kosmos 65S3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-54, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 1,845 km orbit inclined 56.1°. 5 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
- 3rd Kosmos 65S3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 113th launch5th this yearhumanity's 407th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-54 · NORAD 1089 · 1965-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-011A
- Epoch
- 1965-02-21 14:20:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.5502896 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1055317
- Inclination
- 56.0892°
- Ascending node
- 336.8034°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.8399°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.0766°
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-54 · NORAD 1089 · re-entered September 15, 1968
- Kosmos-55 · NORAD 1090 · re-entered February 2, 1968
- Kosmos-56 · NORAD 1091 · re-entered November 2, 1967
Kosmos-3 No. 03L Stage 2 · re-entered December 23, 1969
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
3rd launch from 41/15, 1st this year · 86th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
121 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1 9,10,11 launch?
Strela-1 9,10,11 launched on February 21, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1 9,10,11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1 9,10,11?
Kosmos 65S3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 65S3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-1 9,10,11 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-1 9,10,11 reach?
Kosmos-54, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 1,845 km orbit inclined 56.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-1 9,10,11 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).