Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 8
Launched
December 4, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 4, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 792nd launch, 80th this year and humanity's 1,527th orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-614, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 779 × 812 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 77th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 792nd launch80th this yearhumanity's 1,527th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-614 · NORAD 6965 · 1973-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 614
- Object ID
- 1973-098A
- Epoch
- 1973-12-04 18:05:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.31143761 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023085
- Inclination
- 74.0488°
- Ascending node
- 306.3224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.5399°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.5769°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-614 · NORAD 6965 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 53-211 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
50th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 330th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 8 launch?
Strela-2M 8 launched on December 4, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 8 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 8 reach?
Kosmos-614, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 779 × 812 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).