Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 4
Launched
December 17, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 17, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 627th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 1,300th orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-468, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 763 × 794 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
- 49th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 627th launch86th this yearhumanity's 1,300th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-468 · NORAD 5705 · 1971-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 468
- Object ID
- 1971-114A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-17 16:05:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.36158466 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002203
- Inclination
- 74.0675°
- Ascending node
- 288.6088°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.7545°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.114°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-468 · NORAD 5705 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 14-102 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31st launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 215th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 4 launch?
Strela-2M 4 launched on December 17, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 4 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 4 reach?
Kosmos-468, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 763 × 794 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).