Elektron 3 and Elektron 4, dual Soviet magnetosphere/radiation-belt research satellites flown on one rocket. Vostok-K (8K72K) from Baikonur Site 1/5 lofted them on 10 July 1964 into complementary elliptical orbits to study the inner and outer Van Allen belts; final Vostok-K flight.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 794 kg
- Flight
- 13th
- of 13 Vostok-K flights
- Date and time
- 10 July 1964, 21:51 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok-K
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1964-038
- Launches in 1964
- 46th of 100
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