Launch Date
April 11, 1970
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC132/2
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
NORAD ID
04370
International Designator
1970-028B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
74.04°
Right Ascension
257.79°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
48.29°
Period
98.40 min
Mean Motion
14.63 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SL-8 R/B
Alternative Name
Kosmos-3M No. 36LM Stage 2
Type
Status
Owner
RVSN
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 04370U 70028B 26185.18746056 .00000487 00000-0 99921-4 0 9993
2 04370 74.0386 257.7866 0013569 48.2882 311.9443 14.63414184493952
Source: Celestrak
Length
4.2
Diameter
2.4
Span
4.2
Dry Mass
1434
Launch Mass
1434
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
4.4268
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
S3M
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
YUZH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
S3
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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