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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-1M 41-48

Launched

June 8, 1973

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Strela-1M 41-48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 8, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 744th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 1,462nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 69th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-564, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,416 × 1,475 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.

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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
69th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 744th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 1,462nd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

74.0°Inclination
1416 × 1475 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
114.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
142.5°Ascending node
19487 d agoElement epoch1973-06-08 17:20 UTC · stale

Kosmos-564 · NORAD 6675 · 1973-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 564
Object ID
1973-037A
Epoch
1973-06-08 17:20:02 UTC
Mean motion
12.56336297 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0037688
Inclination
74.0085°
Ascending node
142.5104°
Arg. of perigee
167.1351°
Mean anomaly
193.0628°
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-564 · NORAD 6675 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-565 · NORAD 6676 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-566 · NORAD 6677 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-567 · NORAD 6678 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-568 · NORAD 6679 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-569 · NORAD 6680 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-570 · NORAD 6681 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-571 · NORAD 6682 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 53-210 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Military communications satellites

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Map of 132/1 (132L)

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

25th launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 295th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

14 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Strela-1M 41-48 launch?

Strela-1M 41-48 launched on June 8, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-1M 41-48?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-1M 41-48?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Strela-1M 41-48 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-1M 41-48 reach?

Kosmos-564, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,416 × 1,475 km orbit inclined 74.0°.

How many satellites did Strela-1M 41-48 launch?

8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).