Launch FailureSoviet Space Program

Kosmos-3M: Strela-2M 6

Name: Kosmos-3M: Strela-2M 6
Start: 1972-10-17T19:59:01Z
End: 1972-10-17T19:59:01Z
Location: 132/1 (132L)

Military communications satellite

Tuesday, 17 October 1972

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 TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad132/1 (132L)

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#90

Agency Launches This Year#64

Launches From This Pad212

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

132/1 (132L) · 62.8832°N 40.8685°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.