Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 19
Launched
April 22, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 22, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 914th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 1,688th orbital launch attempt. It was the 104th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-729, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 975 × 1,004 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
- 104th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 914th launch28th this yearhumanity's 1,688th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-729 · NORAD 7768 · 1975-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 729
- Object ID
- 1975-034A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-22 22:35:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74803544 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020051
- Inclination
- 82.9939°
- Ascending node
- 196.0605°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.4832°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.3977°
- 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-729 · NORAD 7768 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-274 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
34th launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 413th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 19 launch?
Zaliv 19 launched on April 22, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 19?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 19 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 19 reach?
Kosmos-729, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 975 × 1,004 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
