Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 Strela-2 1

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 65S3 Strela-2 1
Start: 1965-12-28T12:30:00.000Z
Location: 41/15

Kosmos 65S3

Status

Success

Date

28 DEC 1965

12:30

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 65S3

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