Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 7
Launched
December 12, 1970
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 12, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 535th launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 1,164th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-385, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 983 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
- 28th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 535th launch82nd this yearhumanity's 1,164th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-385 · NORAD 4799 · 1970-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 385
- Object ID
- 1970-108A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-12 14:24:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.77940178 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006119
- Inclination
- 74.0187°
- Ascending node
- 283.9611°
- Arg. of perigee
- 353.7893°
- Mean anomaly
- 6.3104°
- 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-385 · NORAD 4799 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M No. 39LM 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
20th launch from 132/2, 6th this year · 157th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 7 launch?
Zaliv 7 launched on December 12, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 7 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 7 reach?
Kosmos-385, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 983 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).