Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 9
Launched
September 11, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 11, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 859th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 1,615th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-676, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 792 × 837 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
- 91st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 859th launch58th this yearhumanity's 1,615th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-676 · NORAD 7433 · 1974-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 676
- Object ID
- 1974-071A
- Epoch
- 1974-09-11 20:46:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25303841 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031154
- Inclination
- 74.0752°
- Ascending node
- 263.5311°
- Arg. of perigee
- 10.655°
- Mean anomaly
- 349.5202°
- 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, 1 debris, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- Kosmos-676 · NORAD 7433 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 19-151 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62nd launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 375th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 9 launch?
Strela-2M 9 launched on September 11, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 9?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 9 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 9 reach?
Kosmos-676, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 792 × 837 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).