Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 49-56
Launched
October 2, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 49-56 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 2, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 769th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 1,498th orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-588, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,457 × 1,500 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 74th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 769th launch57th this yearhumanity's 1,498th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-588 · NORAD 6845 · 1973-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 588
- Object ID
- 1973-069A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-02 23:16:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.48338985 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027779
- Inclination
- 74.0049°
- Ascending node
- 346.0664°
- Arg. of perigee
- 149.96°
- Mean anomaly
- 210.3059°
- 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-588 · NORAD 6845 · in orbit
- Kosmos-589 · NORAD 6846 · in orbit
- Kosmos-590 · NORAD 6847 · in orbit
- Kosmos-591 · NORAD 6848 · in orbit
- Kosmos-592 · NORAD 6849 · in orbit
- Kosmos-593 · NORAD 6850 · in orbit
- Kosmos-594 · NORAD 6851 · in orbit
- Kosmos-595 · NORAD 6852 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 24-115 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 311th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 49-56 launch?
Strela-1M 49-56 launched on October 2, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 49-56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 49-56?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 49-56 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 49-56 reach?
Kosmos-588, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,457 × 1,500 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 49-56 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).