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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tsikada 3

Launched

November 29, 1977

Launch Failure

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Tsikada 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 29, 1977. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,170th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 2,030th orbital launch attempt. It was the 170th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
170th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,170th launch90th this yearhumanity's 2,030th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

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Map of 132/1 (132L)

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

78th launch from 132/1 (132L), 15th this year · 585th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

4 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tsikada 3 launch?

Tsikada 3 launched on November 29, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tsikada 3?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tsikada 3?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Tsikada 3 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was Tsikada 3 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a navigation mission.