Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 81-88
Launched
February 28, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 81-88 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 28, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 898th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,668th orbital launch attempt. It was the 100th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-711, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,470 × 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
- 100th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 898th launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,668th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-711 · NORAD 7678 · 1975-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 711
- Object ID
- 1975-016A
- Epoch
- 1975-03-01 01:09:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.4677496 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019391
- Inclination
- 73.9998°
- Ascending node
- 15.8587°
- Arg. of perigee
- 146.2516°
- Mean anomaly
- 213.9727°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-711 · NORAD 7678 · in orbit
- Kosmos-712 · NORAD 7679 · in orbit
- Kosmos-713 · NORAD 7680 · in orbit
- Kosmos-714 · NORAD 7681 · in orbit
- Kosmos-715 · NORAD 7682 · in orbit
- Kosmos-716 · NORAD 7683 · in orbit
- Kosmos-717 · NORAD 7684 · in orbit
- Kosmos-718 · NORAD 7685 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 49-157 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
67th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 404th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 81-88 launch?
Strela-1M 81-88 launched on February 28, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 81-88?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 81-88?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 81-88 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 81-88 reach?
Kosmos-711, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,470 × 1,500 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 81-88 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).