Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 265-272
Launched
July 6, 1983
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 265-272 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 6, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,711th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 2,716th orbital launch attempt. It was the 284th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1473, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,446 × 1,533 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 9 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
- 284th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,711th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 2,716th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1473 · NORAD 14171 · 1983-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1473
- Object ID
- 1983-069A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-06 02:00:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.45708016 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0055724
- Inclination
- 74.1039°
- Ascending node
- 299.5376°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.6379°
- Mean anomaly
- 261.1122°
- 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
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1473 · NORAD 14171 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1474 · NORAD 14172 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1475 · NORAD 14173 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1476 · NORAD 14174 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1477 · NORAD 14175 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1478 · NORAD 14176 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1479 · NORAD 14177 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1480 · NORAD 14178 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 83-459 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
137th launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 938th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 265-272 launch?
Strela-1M 265-272 launched on July 6, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 265-272?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 265-272?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 265-272 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 265-272 reach?
Kosmos-1473, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,446 × 1,533 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 265-272 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
