Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 7
Launched
December 25, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 25, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 710th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 1,420th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-540, one of 4 catalogued objects, from December 29, 1972, was 787 × 816 km inclined 74.1°. 4 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
- 64th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 710th launch78th this yearhumanity's 1,420th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-540 · NORAD 6323 · 1972-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 540
- Object ID
- 1972-104A
- Epoch
- 1972-12-29 04:05:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.29278726 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019977
- Inclination
- 74.0719°
- Ascending node
- 83.3831°
- Arg. of perigee
- 347.7464°
- Mean anomaly
- 12.3149°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 46
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-540 · NORAD 6323 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 24-113 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
43rd launch from 132/2, 11th this year · 272nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 7 launch?
Strela-2M 7 launched on December 25, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 7 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-540, one of 4 catalogued objects, from December 29, 1972, was 787 × 816 km inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).