Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 23
Launched
January 20, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 20, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,084th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,919th orbital launch attempt. It was the 146th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-890, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 1,025 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
- 146th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,084th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,919th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-890 · NORAD 9737 · 1977-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 890
- Object ID
- 1977-004A
- Epoch
- 1977-01-20 23:18:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72016525 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034053
- Inclination
- 82.9573°
- Ascending node
- 89.5245°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.2775°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.128°
- 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-890 · NORAD 9737 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 19-155 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
64th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 525th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 23 launch?
Zaliv 23 launched on January 20, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 23?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 23 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 23 reach?
Kosmos-890, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 1,025 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).