In orbitDebris

SL-8 DEB

NORAD: 3038
COSPAR: 1965-020EN

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Spacecraft

Owner: Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03038, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1965-03-15
Rocket: Kosmos 65S3
Flight: Kosmos-61/63
Mission name: Strela-1
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC41/15
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1965-020

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1965-020, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1965-03-15
Period: 101.1 min
Inclination: 56.16°
Apogee: 1,086 km
Perigee: 538 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1053 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-8 R/B (NORAD 1270)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris146 in total, 18 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit