Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 21
Launched
June 2, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 2, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,015th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 1,835th orbital launch attempt. It was the 128th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-823, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,010 × 1,036 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
- 128th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,015th launch36th this yearhumanity's 1,835th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-823 · NORAD 8873 · 1976-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 823
- Object ID
- 1976-051A
- Epoch
- 1976-06-02 23:55:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.6545326 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017491
- Inclination
- 82.9212°
- Ascending node
- 257.227°
- Arg. of perigee
- 44.7919°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.4591°
- 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-823 · NORAD 8873 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-283 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
69th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 484th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 21 launch?
Zaliv 21 launched on June 2, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 21?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 21 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 21 reach?
Kosmos-823, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,010 × 1,036 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).