Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 22
Launched
July 29, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 29, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,036th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 1,862nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 137th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-846, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 962 × 1,012 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
- 137th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,036th launch57th this yearhumanity's 1,862nd orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-846 · NORAD 9061 · 1976-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 846
- Object ID
- 1976-078A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-29 23:12:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75610733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003396
- Inclination
- 82.917°
- Ascending node
- 276.2454°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.6078°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.1249°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-846 · NORAD 9061 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-329 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
60th launch from 132/1 (132L), 14th this year · 497th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 22 launch?
Zaliv 22 launched on July 29, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 22?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 22 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 22 reach?
Kosmos-846, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 962 × 1,012 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).