Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 16
Launched
January 17, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 17, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 802nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,539th orbital launch attempt. It was the 81st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-628, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,006 × 1,022 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
- 81st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 802nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,539th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-628 · NORAD 7094 · 1974-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 628
- Object ID
- 1974-001A
- Epoch
- 1974-01-17 11:32:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.67989826 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011288
- Inclination
- 82.9677°
- Ascending node
- 296.544°
- Arg. of perigee
- 147.0891°
- Mean anomaly
- 213.0917°
- 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-628 · NORAD 7094 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 53-208 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
54th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 338th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 16 launch?
Zaliv 16 launched on January 17, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 16?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 16 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 16 reach?
Kosmos-628, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,006 × 1,022 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).