Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 4
Launched
October 21, 1969
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 21, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 437th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 1,024th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-304, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 760 × 763 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 15th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 437th launch66th this yearhumanity's 1,024th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-304 · NORAD 4138 · 1969-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 304
- Object ID
- 1969-091A
- Epoch
- 1969-10-21 15:54:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.41228541 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002529
- Inclination
- 74.0261°
- Ascending node
- 230.2765°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.5566°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.5806°
- 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-304 · NORAD 4138 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M Yu226-11U 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
1st launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 99th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 4 launch?
Zaliv 4 launched on October 21, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 4 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 4 reach?
Kosmos-304, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 760 × 763 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).