Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 20
Launched
February 3, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 3, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 987th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,794th orbital launch attempt. It was the 122nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-800, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,010 × 1,023 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
- 122nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 987th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,794th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-800 · NORAD 8645 · 1976-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 800
- Object ID
- 1976-011A
- Epoch
- 1976-02-03 09:41:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.67322999 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008455
- Inclination
- 82.9489°
- Ascending node
- 284.8206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.9279°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.2661°
- 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-800 · NORAD 8645 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-286 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
51st launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 464th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 20 launch?
Zaliv 20 launched on February 3, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 20?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 20 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 20 reach?
Kosmos-800, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,010 × 1,023 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).