Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 Strela-1 15 to 19

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 Strela-1 15 to 19
Start: 1965-07-16T03:31:00.000Z
Location: 41/15

Kosmos 65S3

Status

Success

Date

16 JUL 1965

03:31

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

41/15

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.

Rocket

Kosmos 65S3

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

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