Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 3
Launched
November 29, 1977
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
Flight preview
About this launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
Pad

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
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
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.
