Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 73-80
Launched
September 19, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 73-80 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 19, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 860th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 1,616th orbital launch attempt. It was the 92nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-677, one of 9 catalogued objects, from September 26, 1974, was 1,405 × 1,474 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
- 92nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 860th launch59th this yearhumanity's 1,616th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-677 · NORAD 7435 · 1974-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 677
- Object ID
- 1974-072A
- Epoch
- 1974-09-26 18:20:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.57676793 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043774
- Inclination
- 74.0271°
- Ascending node
- 221.0748°
- Arg. of perigee
- 79.0814°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.5118°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 90
- B*
- 0.012181
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-677 · NORAD 7435 · in orbit
- Kosmos-678 · NORAD 7436 · in orbit
- Kosmos-679 · NORAD 7437 · in orbit
- Kosmos-680 · NORAD 7438 · in orbit
- Kosmos-681 · NORAD 7439 · in orbit
- Kosmos-682 · NORAD 7440 · in orbit
- Kosmos-683 · NORAD 7441 · in orbit
- Kosmos-684 · NORAD 7442 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 53-206 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63rd launch from 132/2, 10th this year · 376th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 73-80 launch?
Strela-1M 73-80 launched on September 19, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 73-80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 73-80?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 73-80 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 73-80 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-677, one of 9 catalogued objects, from September 26, 1974, was 1,405 × 1,474 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 73-80 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).