Kosmos 3 (rocket)

Kosmos-3
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	Krasnoryarsk
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Size
Height	26.3 metres (86 ft)
Diameter	2.4 metres (7.9 ft)
Mass	107,500 kilograms (237,000 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb)
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Site 41/15, Baikonur
Total launches	6
Success(es)	4
Failure(s)	2
First flight	16 November 1966
Last flight	27 August 1968
First stage – R-14
Powered by	1 RD-216
Maximum thrust	1,740 kilonewtons (390,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	292 sec
Burn time	130 seconds
Propellant	HNO3/UDMH
Second stage – S3
Powered by	1 11D49
Maximum thrust	156 kilonewtons (35,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	303 sec
Burn time	375 seconds
Propellant	HNO3/UDMH
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The Kosmos-3 (GRAU Index: 11K65,^[1] also known as Cosmos-3) was a Soviet carrier rocket (Kosmos (rocket family)), derived from the R-14 missile, which was used to orbit satellites between 1966 and 1968. It was quickly replaced by the modernised Kosmos-3M. Six were flown, four as orbital carrier rockets, and two on sub-orbital flights. All launches occurred from Site 41/15 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The Kosmos-3 made its maiden flight on 16 November 1966, carrying a Strela-2 satellite. Strela-2 satellites were flown on four flights, two of which failed. Two further, sub-orbital launches were conducted with VKZ payloads, both of which were successful.^[1]^[2]

Launch history

Date/Time (GMT)^[1]^[3]	Payload^[2]	Trajectory	Outcome	Remarks
16 November 1966, 13:00	Strela-2	LEO (planned)	Failure	Cause of failure unknown^[1]
24 March 1967, 11:50	Kosmos 151 (Strela-2)	LEO	Successful
12 October 1967, 14:15	VKZ	Suborbital	Successful	Apogee: 4,400 kilometres (2,700 mi)^[3]
28 March 1968	VKZ	Suborbital	Successful	Apogee: 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi)^[3]
15 June 1968	Strela-2	LEO (planned)	Failure	Cause of failure unknown^[1]
27 August 1968, 11:29	Kosmos 236 (Strela-2)	LEO	Successful

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b Krebs, Gunter. "Kosmos-3 (11K65)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c McDowell, Jonathan. "R-14". Launch vehicles Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 October 2008.

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[EA-K3-1] Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 25 October 2008.

[GSP-K3-2] Krebs, Gunter. "Kosmos-3 (11K65)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 October 2008.

[JSPLL-3] McDowell, Jonathan. "R-14". Launch vehicles Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 October 2008.

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