Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6541/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-2 5
Launched
August 27, 1968
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K65 from 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 27, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 339th launch, 50th this year and humanity's 868th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Kosmos 11K65 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-236, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 553 × 680 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 2 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
- 4th Kosmos 11K65 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 339th launch50th this yearhumanity's 868th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-236 · NORAD 3347 · 1968-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 236
- Object ID
- 1968-070A
- Epoch
- 1968-08-27 14:31:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.86307146 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090899
- Inclination
- 56.0102°
- Ascending node
- 168.4897°
- Arg. of perigee
- 134.6038°
- Mean anomaly
- 226.2343°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-236 · NORAD 3347 · re-entered March 4, 1990
Kosmos-3 No. 12L Stage 2 · re-entered October 8, 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
12th launch from 41/15, 2nd this year · 228th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2 5 launch?
Strela-2 5 launched on August 27, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2 5?
Kosmos 11K65, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K65 spec sheet
Where did Strela-2 5 launch from?
41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Strela-2 5 reach?
Kosmos-236, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 553 × 680 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).