Soviet Space Program

Aureole 2

Kosmos-3M (11K65M)

SUCCESS

Success

Wednesday, December 26, 1973 · 16:30 UTC

Mission

/01

Joint Soviet-French scientific satellite dedicated to the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: -3M

Launch Pad

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.883° N, 40.870° E

Pad Launches

336

Location Launches

799

Agency Launches

114

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