Kosmos 711–718, an octuple of Strela-1M military store-and-dump communications satellites for Soviet forces. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/2 placed the eight craft in LEO on 28 February 1975 to replenish the low-orbit tactical comms constellation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 480 kg
- Flight
- 100th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 28 February 1975, 14:01 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1975-016
- Launches in 1975
- 17th of 132
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