Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 3
Launched
August 13, 1969
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 13, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 420th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 1,001st orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-292, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 747 × 765 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 4 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
- 14th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 420th launch49th this yearhumanity's 1,001st orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-292 · NORAD 4070 · 1969-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 292
- Object ID
- 1969-070A
- Epoch
- 1969-08-13 23:24:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.42940396 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001239
- Inclination
- 74.0473°
- Ascending node
- 300.3763°
- Arg. of perigee
- 72.4405°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.8111°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-292 · NORAD 4070 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M No. 35LM 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
14th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 91st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
149 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 3 launch?
Zaliv 3 launched on August 13, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 3 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 3 reach?
Kosmos-292, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 747 × 765 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).