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Strela-2

Kosmos 65S3 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 28, 1965, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 28, 1965 · 12:30 UTCLaunch 1965-112Launch no. 520 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC41/15
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 28, 1965, 12:30
Launch designation
1965-112
Mission
Strela-2
Flight name
Kosmos-103
Vehicle flight ID
4000-000-09LP

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
652 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.800 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1031965-112ANORAD 1868OKB-10 (Reshetnev)Communications800 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 2, 1990

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.