Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 5
Launched
April 11, 1970
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 11, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 472nd launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,076th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-332, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 756 × 826 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 3 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
- 20th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 472nd launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,076th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-332 · NORAD 4369 · 1970-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 332
- Object ID
- 1970-028A
- Epoch
- 1970-04-11 18:24:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.32406685 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0049
- Inclination
- 74.0319°
- Ascending node
- 102.6224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.1234°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.5537°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-332 · NORAD 4369 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M No. 36LM 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
16th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 123rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 5 launch?
Zaliv 5 launched on April 11, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 5?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 5 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 5 reach?
Kosmos-332, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 756 × 826 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
