Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 14
Launched
September 14, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 14, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 766th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 1,493rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-586, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 936 × 1,056 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 73rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 766th launch54th this yearhumanity's 1,493rd orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-586 · NORAD 6828 · 1973-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 586
- Object ID
- 1973-065A
- Epoch
- 1973-09-14 01:56:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72982025 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0081358
- Inclination
- 83.0299°
- Ascending node
- 29.1058°
- Arg. of perigee
- 340.393°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.4052°
- 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-586 · NORAD 6828 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 14-106 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
46th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 309th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 14 launch?
Zaliv 14 launched on September 14, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 14 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 14 reach?
Kosmos-586, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 936 × 1,056 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
