Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 25
Launched
March 15, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 15, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,201st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 2,073rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 179th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-994, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,017 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
- 179th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,201st launch19th this yearhumanity's 2,073rd orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-994 · NORAD 10731 · 1978-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 994
- Object ID
- 1978-028A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-15 17:21:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75060272 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038157
- Inclination
- 82.9313°
- Ascending node
- 80.2931°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.4899°
- Mean anomaly
- 82.329°
- 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-994 · NORAD 10731 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 46-315 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
90th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 606th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 25 launch?
Zaliv 25 launched on March 15, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 25?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 25 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 25 reach?
Kosmos-994, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,017 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).