Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 17-24
Launched
October 13, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 17-24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 13, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 607th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 1,268th orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-444, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,330 × 1,515 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 43rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 607th launch66th this yearhumanity's 1,268th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-444 · NORAD 5547 · 1971-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 444
- Object ID
- 1971-086A
- Epoch
- 1971-10-13 22:47:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.61749172 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011854
- Inclination
- 74.0819°
- Ascending node
- 234.4713°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.3447°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.0502°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
11 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 11 still in orbit
- Kosmos-444 · NORAD 5547 · in orbit
- Kosmos-445 · NORAD 5548 · in orbit
- Kosmos-446 · NORAD 5549 · in orbit
- Kosmos-447 · NORAD 5550 · in orbit
- Kosmos-448 · NORAD 5551 · in orbit
- Kosmos-449 · NORAD 5552 · in orbit
- Kosmos-450 · NORAD 5553 · in orbit
- Kosmos-451 · NORAD 5554 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 14-104 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 200th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 17-24 launch?
Strela-1M 17-24 launched on October 13, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 17-24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 17-24?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 17-24 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 17-24 reach?
Kosmos-444, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,330 × 1,515 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 17-24 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).