Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 11
Launched
May 6, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 6, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 659th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,345th orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-489, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,000 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 54th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 659th launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,345th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-489 · NORAD 6019 · 1972-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 489
- Object ID
- 1972-035A
- Epoch
- 1972-05-06 14:33:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.76699901 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002408
- Inclination
- 74.0328°
- Ascending node
- 43.6701°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.5312°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.3046°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-489 · NORAD 6019 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 24-110 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
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 237th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
155 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 11 launch?
Zaliv 11 launched on May 6, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 11?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 11 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 11 reach?
Kosmos-489, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,000 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).