Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 3
Launched
April 23, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 23, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 565th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,210th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-407, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 797 × 819 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 6 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
- 34th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 565th launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,210th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-407 · NORAD 5174 · 1971-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 407
- Object ID
- 1971-035A
- Epoch
- 1971-04-23 14:35:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.27265453 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015029
- Inclination
- 74.0644°
- Ascending node
- 31.3805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.5176°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.7641°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- Kosmos-407 · NORAD 5174 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 27-116 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12th launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 175th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 3 launch?
Strela-2M 3 launched on April 23, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 3 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 3 reach?
Kosmos-407, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 797 × 819 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).