Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 33-40
Launched
November 1, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 33-40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 1, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 701st launch, 69th this year and humanity's 1,401st orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-528, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,341 × 1,499 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 61st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 701st launch69th this yearhumanity's 1,401st orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-528 · NORAD 6262 · 1972-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 528
- Object ID
- 1972-087A
- Epoch
- 1972-11-01 03:37:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.62493888 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010171
- Inclination
- 74.0344°
- Ascending node
- 80.4675°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.2663°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.9992°
- 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
11 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 11 still in orbit
- Kosmos-528 · NORAD 6262 · in orbit
- Kosmos-529 · NORAD 6264 · in orbit
- Kosmos-530 · NORAD 6265 · in orbit
- Kosmos-531 · NORAD 6266 · in orbit
- Kosmos-532 · NORAD 6267 · in orbit
- Kosmos-533 · NORAD 6268 · in orbit
- Kosmos-534 · NORAD 6269 · in orbit
- Kosmos-535 · NORAD 6270 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M Yu149-46 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41st launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 266th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 33-40 launch?
Strela-1M 33-40 launched on November 1, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 33-40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 33-40?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 33-40 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 33-40 reach?
Kosmos-528, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,341 × 1,499 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 33-40 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).