Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 65-72
Launched
April 23, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 65-72 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 23, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 818th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,564th orbital launch attempt. It was the 83rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-641, one of 9 catalogued objects, from April 26, 1974, was 1,395 × 1,490 km 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
- 83rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 818th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,564th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-641 · NORAD 7265 · 1974-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 641
- Object ID
- 1974-024A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-26 04:51:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.56997159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0061169
- Inclination
- 74.0137°
- Ascending node
- 69.6919°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.1439°
- Mean anomaly
- 250.6166°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 33
- B*
- 0.24899
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-641 · NORAD 7265 · in orbit
- Kosmos-642 · NORAD 7266 · in orbit
- Kosmos-643 · NORAD 7267 · in orbit
- Kosmos-644 · NORAD 7268 · in orbit
- Kosmos-645 · NORAD 7269 · in orbit
- Kosmos-646 · NORAD 7270 · in orbit
- Kosmos-647 · NORAD 7271 · in orbit
- Kosmos-648 · NORAD 7272 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 33-202 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
56th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 349th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 65-72 launch?
Strela-1M 65-72 launched on April 23, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 65-72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 65-72?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 65-72 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 65-72 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-641, one of 9 catalogued objects, from April 26, 1974, was 1,395 × 1,490 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 65-72 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).