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Launch FailureSoviet Space Program
Kosmos 65S3: Strela-1 6,7,8
The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.
Friday, 23 October 1964
Kosmos 65S3
Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleKosmos 65S3
Vehicle FamilyKosmos
Vehicle Record7 of 8 launches (87.5%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad41/15
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#79
Agency Launches This Year#31
Launches From This Pad12
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About Kosmos 65S3
The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.
Launch Site
41/15 · 45.9760°N 63.6668°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.