Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 10
Launched
February 25, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 25, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 639th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,317th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-475, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 995 × 1,003 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 51st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 639th launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,317th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-475 · NORAD 5846 · 1972-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 475
- Object ID
- 1972-009A
- Epoch
- 1972-02-25 09:16:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72098455 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005436
- Inclination
- 74.0947°
- Ascending node
- 280.6247°
- Arg. of perigee
- 241.2848°
- Mean anomaly
- 118.7678°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-475 · NORAD 5846 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 27-113 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33rd launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 221st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 10 launch?
Zaliv 10 launched on February 25, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 10?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 10 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 10 reach?
Kosmos-475, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 995 × 1,003 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).