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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Salyut-3
Launched
June 24, 1974
Summary
Salyut-3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 24, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 837th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 1,587th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Salyut-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 837th launch36th this yearhumanity's 1,587th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Salyut-3 · NORAD 7342 · 1974-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-046A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-25 04:22:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17938901 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001804
- Inclination
- 51.5829°
- Ascending node
- 260.1811°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.7683°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.5057°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Salyut-3 · NORAD 7342 · deorbited January 24, 1975
Proton-K 283-02 Stage 3 · re-entered July 3, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third operational Salyut space station
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30th launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 401st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Salyut-3 launch?
Salyut-3 launched on June 24, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Salyut-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Salyut-3?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Salyut-3 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Salyut-3 reach?
Salyut-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Salyut-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Salyut-3 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut