Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 12
Launched
June 29, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 29, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,023rd launch, 44th this year and humanity's 1,845th orbital launch attempt. It was the 131st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-836, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 748 × 859 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 131st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,023rd launch44th this yearhumanity's 1,845th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-836 · NORAD 8923 · 1976-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 836
- Object ID
- 1976-061A
- Epoch
- 1976-06-29 11:17:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.28636094 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0077492
- Inclination
- 74.0422°
- Ascending node
- 48.6202°
- Arg. of perigee
- 147.7072°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.8807°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-836 · NORAD 8923 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-284 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71st launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 489th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 12 launch?
Strela-2M 12 launched on June 29, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 12 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 12 reach?
Kosmos-836, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 748 × 859 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).