Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 24
Launched
October 28, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 28, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,168th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 2,027th orbital launch attempt. It was the 168th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-962, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 941 × 1,014 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
- 168th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,168th launch88th this yearhumanity's 2,027th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-962 · NORAD 10459 · 1977-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 962
- Object ID
- 1977-107A
- Epoch
- 1977-10-28 17:24:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.78109932 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050007
- Inclination
- 82.9528°
- Ascending node
- 304.8863°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.1121°
- Mean anomaly
- 88.5262°
- 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-962 · NORAD 10459 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 68-313 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
76th launch from 132/1 (132L), 13th this year · 583rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 24 launch?
Zaliv 24 launched on October 28, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 24?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 24 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 24 reach?
Kosmos-962, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 941 × 1,014 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).