Kosmos-3M
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Kosmos-3M was a Soviet and later Russian two-stage orbital launch vehicle widely used from the 1960s to the 2000s to place small satellites into low Earth orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kosmos-3M
ⓘ
surface form:
Cosmos-3M
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
R-14 Chusovaya missile
ⓘ
surface form:
R-14 missile
|
| diameter | about 2.4 meters ⓘ |
| family | Kosmos rocket family ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1967-11-16 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | RD-219 ⓘ |
| firstStageRole | initial ascent and boost phase ⓘ |
| fuelType | nitrogen tetroxide / UDMH ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| intendedOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | various inclinations from Plesetsk ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration |
two-stage liquid-fueled rocket
ⓘ
two-stage stacked configuration ⓘ |
| launchMass | about 109000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchRecord | one of the most frequently flown Soviet/Russian launchers ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Kapustin Yar
ⓘ
Plesetsk Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| length | about 32 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
PO Polyot
ⓘ
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau ⓘ |
| notableUse |
launch of communications satellites
ⓘ
launch of military satellites ⓘ launch of scientific satellites ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Russian Aerospace Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Space Forces
Soviet space program ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Space Program
|
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| originTechnology | ballistic missile conversion ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | approximately 1400 kilograms ⓘ |
| programPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 2010-04-27 ⓘ |
| role | orbital insertion of small payloads ⓘ |
| secondStageEngineType |
RD-219
ⓘ
surface form:
RD-219M
|
| serviceLife | over 40 years ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Rokot ⓘ |
| successRate | high ⓘ |
| totalLaunches | over 440 ⓘ |
| typicalPayloadClass | small satellites ⓘ |
| upperStageRole | final orbit insertion ⓘ |
| usedFromDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| usedUntilDecade | 2010s ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Cosmos-3M