Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 15
Launched
December 29, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 29, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 801st launch, 89th this year and humanity's 1,538th orbital launch attempt. It was the 80th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-627, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 983 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 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
- 80th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 801st launch89th this yearhumanity's 1,538th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-627 · NORAD 7008 · 1973-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 627
- Object ID
- 1973-109A
- Epoch
- 1973-12-29 05:37:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71433735 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024657
- Inclination
- 82.9482°
- Ascending node
- 188.5509°
- Arg. of perigee
- 260.8567°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.9749°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-627 · NORAD 7008 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 33-204 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
53rd launch from 132/2, 10th this year · 337th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 15 launch?
Zaliv 15 launched on December 29, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 15 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 15 reach?
Kosmos-627, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 983 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).