Strela-2 1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

28 Dec 1965, 12:30pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

41/15

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Kosmos 65S3

Mission

Strela-2 1

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The Strela-2 satellites were prototypes of the second component of the Strela store-dump communication system. It consisted of larger single satellites.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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