Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 65S341/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-2 1
Launched
December 28, 1965
Summary
Strela-2 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 162nd launch, 54th this year and humanity's 517th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Kosmos 65S3 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-103, one of 15 catalogued objects, from January 24, 1966, was 603 × 641 km inclined 56.0°. 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos 65S3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Kosmos 65S3 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 162nd launch54th this yearhumanity's 517th orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-103 · NORAD 1868 · 1965-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 103
- Object ID
- 1965-112A
- Epoch
- 1966-01-24 17:08:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.84646362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027528
- Inclination
- 56.0421°
- Ascending node
- 195.5553°
- Arg. of perigee
- 169.6983°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.4388°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 404
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 13 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-103 · NORAD 1868 · re-entered January 2, 1990
Kosmos-3 No. 09LP Stage 2 · re-entered June 15, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Strela-2 satellites were prototypes of the second component of the Strela store-dump communication system. It consisted of larger single satellites.
Pad
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8th launch from 41/15, 6th this year · 128th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
101 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2 1 launch?
Strela-2 1 launched on December 28, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2 1?
Kosmos 65S3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 65S3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-2 1 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-2 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-103, one of 15 catalogued objects, from January 24, 1966, was 603 × 641 km inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).