Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 3
Launched
June 29, 1974
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 29, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 841st launch, 40th this year and humanity's 1,591st orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-665, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 39,349 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 54th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 841st launch40th this yearhumanity's 1,591st orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-665 · NORAD 7352 · 1974-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 665
- Object ID
- 1974-050A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-29 05:22:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02857687 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7344822
- Inclination
- 62.8244°
- Ascending node
- 107.3701°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.257°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6935°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-665 · NORAD 7352 · re-entered July 6, 1990
Molniya-M No. 121 Blok-I · re-entered September 1, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered February 21, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
115th launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 364th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 3 launch?
US-K 3 launched on June 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 3?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 3 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 3 reach?
Kosmos-665, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 39,349 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).