Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 17
Launched
June 27, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 27, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 839th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 1,589th orbital launch attempt. It was the 89th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-663, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,002 × 1,029 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 4 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
- 89th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 839th launch38th this yearhumanity's 1,589th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-663 · NORAD 7349 · 1974-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 663
- Object ID
- 1974-048A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-27 17:04:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.67601268 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017892
- Inclination
- 82.9471°
- Ascending node
- 178.4229°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.5321°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.7469°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-663 · NORAD 7349 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 49-160 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
27th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 362nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
372 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 17 launch?
Zaliv 17 launched on June 27, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 17?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 17 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 17 reach?
Kosmos-663, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,002 × 1,029 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).