Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 57-64
Launched
December 19, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 57-64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 19, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 796th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 1,533rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-617, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,343 × 1,492 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
- 78th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 796th launch84th this yearhumanity's 1,533rd orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-617 · NORAD 6985 · 1973-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 617
- Object ID
- 1973-104A
- Epoch
- 1973-12-20 15:43:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.63143158 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0095723
- Inclination
- 74.0424°
- Ascending node
- 240.2303°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.3143°
- Mean anomaly
- 261.8709°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 20
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- Kosmos-617 · NORAD 6985 · in orbit
- Kosmos-618 · NORAD 6986 · in orbit
- Kosmos-619 · NORAD 6987 · in orbit
- Kosmos-620 · NORAD 6988 · in orbit
- Kosmos-621 · NORAD 6989 · in orbit
- Kosmos-622 · NORAD 6990 · in orbit
- Kosmos-623 · NORAD 6991 · in orbit
- Kosmos-624 · NORAD 6992 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 24-112 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
51st launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 333rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 57-64 launch?
Strela-1M 57-64 launched on December 19, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 57-64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 57-64?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 57-64 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 57-64 reach?
Kosmos-617, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,343 × 1,492 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 57-64 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).