Kosmos 61

 965-020A

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The three Strela-1 satellites launched on a 65S3 rocket in Mar 1965 went into similar orbits to the previous launch. Kosmos-61 was the 10th Strela-1 satellite.

The final stage rocket exploded into many pieces after deploying the payloads. Here are the larger RCS pieces in order of RCS. (Some other large pieces with low perigees reentered before getting RCS values). Below them are listed smaller pieces with high perigees that are still in orbit.

 

Sat	Cospar	RCS	Up '04
1493	1965-020BT	1.49
1345	1965-020Q	0.95
1373	1965-020AF	0.39
1335	1965-020E	0.39	*
1392	1965-020AH	0.35	*
1481	1965-020BF	0.29
1371	1965-020AD	0.28
1347	1965-020S	0.26
1478	1965-020BC	0.26	*
1439	1965-020AZ	0.23
1348	1965-020T	0.22
1438	1965-020AY	0.20
1477	1965-020BB	0.06
1479	1965-020BD	0.11
1480	1965-020BE	0.16
1495	1965-020BV	0.03
1549	1965-020CV	0.04
1634	1965-020ED	0.05
2334	1965-020EH	0.06
2934	1965-020EM	0.04
3038	1965-020EN	0.11
3743	1965-20ES	0.04
3745	1965-20ET	0.04
3749	1965-20EU	0.01
3965	1965-20EY	0.02
6252	1965-20FD	0.02
13517	1965-20FF	0.01

Kosmos-61
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1965 Mar 15	1102?	Launch by 65S3	KB
	1110?	Stage 2 sep	105.0 262 x 1783 x 56.0
	1714?	Stage 2 exploded
1968 Jan 15		Reentered