Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 5
Launched
June 23, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 23, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 665th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 1,354th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-494, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 789 × 822 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
- 55th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 665th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 1,354th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-494 · NORAD 6059 · 1972-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 494
- Object ID
- 1972-043A
- Epoch
- 1972-06-23 12:29:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.28095899 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023
- Inclination
- 74.0675°
- Ascending node
- 60.7235°
- Arg. of perigee
- 321.8232°
- Mean anomaly
- 38.1238°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-494 · NORAD 6059 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 27-111 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
36th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 240th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 5 launch?
Strela-2M 5 launched on June 23, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 5?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 5 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 5 reach?
Kosmos-494, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 789 × 822 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).