Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6541/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-2 3
Launched
March 24, 1967
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K65 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 24, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 230th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 678th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Kosmos 11K65 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-151, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 601 × 660 km orbit inclined 56.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos 11K65 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Kosmos 11K65 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 230th launch15th this yearhumanity's 678th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-151 · NORAD 2720 · 1967-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 151
- Object ID
- 1967-027A
- Epoch
- 1967-03-24 21:19:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81902396 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042244
- Inclination
- 56.0666°
- Ascending node
- 17.9363°
- Arg. of perigee
- 125.2673°
- Mean anomaly
- 235.2209°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-151 · NORAD 2720 · re-entered May 6, 1991
Kosmos-3 No. 06LM Stage 2 · re-entered July 3, 1988
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
10th launch from 41/15, 1st this year · 172nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2 3 launch?
Strela-2 3 launched on March 24, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2 3?
Kosmos 11K65, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K65 spec sheet
Where did Strela-2 3 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-2 3 reach?
Kosmos-151, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 601 × 660 km orbit inclined 56.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).