Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 2
Launched
May 7, 1968
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 7, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 317th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 831st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-220, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 677 × 769 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 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
- 8th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 317th launch28th this yearhumanity's 831st orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-220 · NORAD 3229 · 1968-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 220
- Object ID
- 1968-040A
- Epoch
- 1968-05-07 17:01:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.52884792 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064797
- Inclination
- 74.1007°
- Ascending node
- 82.9539°
- Arg. of perigee
- 9.7048°
- Mean anomaly
- 350.5359°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-220 · NORAD 3229 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M No. 17LM 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
8th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 48th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 2 launch?
Zaliv 2 launched on May 7, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 2 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 2 reach?
Kosmos-220, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 677 × 769 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).