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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Kosmos-3M: DS-U2-IP
Ionospheric research satellite
Tuesday, 17 November 1970
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleKosmos-3M (11K65M)
Vehicle FamilyKosmos
Vehicle Record423 of 445 launches (95.1%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad132/2
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#106
Agency Launches This Year#74
Launches From This Pad172
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
132/2 · 62.8830°N 40.8698°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.