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 677 1974-072A | Payload | 1396 × 1466 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 678 1974-072B | Payload | 1466 × 1532 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 679 1974-072C | Payload | 1466 × 1510 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 680 1974-072D | Payload | 1465 × 1492 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 681 1974-072E | Payload | 1465 × 1472 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 682 1974-072F | Payload | 1452 × 1466 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 683 1974-072G | Payload | 1434 × 1465 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 684 1974-072H | Payload | 1415 × 1466 km · 74.0° | Globe |
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| SL-8 R/B 1974-072J | Rocket body | 1476 × 1684 km · 74.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1974-072. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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