Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K65 Strela-2 4

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K65 Strela-2 4
Start: 1968-06-15T12:25:00.000Z
Location: 41/15

Kosmos 11K65

Status

Failure

Date

15 JUN 1968

12:25

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

41/15

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

The Strela-2 satellites were prototypes of the second component of the Strela store-dump communication system. It consisted of larger single satellites.

Rocket

Kosmos 11K65

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.

Height

26 m

Diameter

2.4 m

Launch Mass

107 T