Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 14
Launched
September 29, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 29, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,052nd launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 1,883rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 138th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-858, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 788 × 818 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 5 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
- 138th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,052nd launch73rd this yearhumanity's 1,883rd orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-858 · NORAD 9443 · 1976-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 858
- Object ID
- 1976-098A
- Epoch
- 1976-09-29 18:33:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.28871632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00208
- Inclination
- 74.0565°
- Ascending node
- 121.6003°
- Arg. of perigee
- 28.659°
- Mean anomaly
- 331.565°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-858 · NORAD 9443 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-333 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
73rd launch from 132/2, 6th this year · 507th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Strela-2M 14 launch?
Strela-2M 14 launched on September 29, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 14 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 14 reach?
Kosmos-858, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 788 × 818 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).