Launch Date
March 15, 1965
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC41/15
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 65S3
NORAD ID
03965
International Designator
1965-020EY
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:11:51 GMT
Apogee
Calculating...
Perigee
Calculating...
Inclination
56.30°
Right Ascension
3.42°
Eccentricity
Calculating...
Argument of Perigee
311.53°
Period
117.29 min
Mean Motion
12.28 rev/day
Latitude
Calculating...
Longitude
Calculating...
Altitude
Calculating...
Velocity
Calculating...
Name
SL-8 DEB
Alternative Name
deb Strela-11/65S3
Type
Status
Owner
RVSN
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 03965U 65020EY 26184.50823427 -.00000241 00000-0 -11938-2 0 9991
2 03965 56.3000 3.4238 0264903 311.5267 77.7287 12.27682148751370
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0597
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
[UNID]
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Learn more about satellites and other related topics.
On January 20, 1972, the second KH-9 HEXAGON lifted off from Vandenberg - carrying the most sophisticated reconnaissance system ever built by engineers who weren't allowed to say 'film,' 'camera,' or even talk to each other about what they were doing.
Today's Space Brief covers key topics including new defense mandates for space, Firefly Aerospace's public filing, major funding for Varda Space Industries, and updates on SpaceX's Crew-11 mission and a mystery satellite launch.
SpaceX sets a new launch record as it prepares for its 133rd Falcon 9 mission. Additionally, developments in satellite technology and mergers in the space sector highlight the ongoing competition.
On 22 June 1978, an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory looked at photographic plates that had been stamped 'image defective' and noticed a small bump on the side of Pluto. The bump was a moon, and finding it finally let astronomers weigh a planet that had fooled them for half a century.
Today's brief highlights critical discussions in military space readiness, potential satellite 'dogfighting' scenarios, international defense collaborations, and a notable communications satellite launch.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieves another milestone with successful international launch; Elon Musk discusses the future of the ISS; SpaceX prepares for its 450th Falcon launch.
Canada's sovereign space access finally has a construction site. How NordSpace is building the Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland - and what the scrubbed Taiga launch reveals about the path to orbit.
SpaceX makes significant strides with Starship Flight Test 10 approved and updates on the new Starbase pad design.
