Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv 8
Launched
May 22, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 22, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 574th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 1,222nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-422, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 988 × 1,024 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
- 37th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 574th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 1,222nd orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-422 · NORAD 5238 · 1971-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 422
- Object ID
- 1971-046A
- Epoch
- 1971-05-22 04:01:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.70132065 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002406
- Inclination
- 74.0479°
- Ascending node
- 259.9172°
- Arg. of perigee
- 207.638°
- Mean anomaly
- 152.3411°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-422 · NORAD 5238 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 27-120 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
15th launch from 132/1 (132L), 7th this year · 180th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv 8 launch?
Zaliv 8 launched on May 22, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv 8 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv 8 reach?
Kosmos-422, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 988 × 1,024 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).