Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 18
Launched
October 18, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 18, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 865th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 1,623rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-689, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 950 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 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
- 94th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 865th launch64th this yearhumanity's 1,623rd orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-689 · NORAD 7476 · 1974-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 689
- Object ID
- 1974-079A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-19 00:01:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.76141151 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047582
- Inclination
- 82.9358°
- Ascending node
- 34.2202°
- Arg. of perigee
- 254.2304°
- Mean anomaly
- 105.3555°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0015606
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-689 · NORAD 7476 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 53-207 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
65th launch from 132/2, 12th this year · 380th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 18 launch?
Zaliv 18 launched on October 18, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 18?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 18 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 18 reach?
Kosmos-689, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 950 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).