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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zaliv 14

Launched

September 14, 1973

Launch Successful

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.

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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

83.0°Inclination
936 × 1056 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
104.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
29.1°Ascending node
19390 d agoElement epoch1973-09-14 01:56 UTC · stale

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

Map of 132/2

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

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).