About this launch
Military communications satellites
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterKosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Kosmos-3M (11K65M): specs, record and next flights → Soviet Union: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects, 8 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 641 1974-024A | Payload | 1387 × 1481 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 642 1974-024B | Payload | 1318 × 1480 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 643 1974-024C | Payload | 1352 × 1481 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 644 1974-024D | Payload | 1335 × 1481 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 645 1974-024E | Payload | 1368 × 1482 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 646 1974-024F | Payload | 1403 × 1484 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 647 1974-024G | Payload | 1421 × 1484 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 648 1974-024H | Payload | 1437 × 1488 km · 74.0° | Globe |
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| SL-8 R/B 1974-024J | Rocket body | 1487 × 1607 km · 74.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1974-024. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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