Kosmos 54, 55 and 56 (Strela-1 Nos. 9–11), a triple of Soviet tactical store-dump communications satellites. Kosmos-1 65S3 from Baikonur LC-41/15 placed the ~70 kg prototypes into elliptical LEO on 21 February 1965 for military store-and-forward links.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 150 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 8 Kosmos 65S3 flights
- Date and time
- 21 February 1965, 11:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos 65S3
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1965-011
- Launches in 1965
- 14th of 124
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