Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zaliv-GVM 3
Launched
August 16, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv-GVM 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 16, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 682nd launch, 50th this year and humanity's 1,374th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-514, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 964 × 966 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 58th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 682nd launch50th this yearhumanity's 1,374th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-514 · NORAD 6148 · 1972-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 514
- Object ID
- 1972-062A
- Epoch
- 1972-08-16 15:05:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.81677181 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000963
- Inclination
- 82.9842°
- Ascending node
- 198.1265°
- Arg. of perigee
- 310.4721°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.6306°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-514 · NORAD 6148 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M Yu149-38 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.
Pad

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
39th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 250th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv-GVM 3 launch?
Zaliv-GVM 3 launched on August 16, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv-GVM 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv-GVM 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv-GVM 3 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv-GVM 3 reach?
Kosmos-514, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 964 × 966 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Zaliv-GVM 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
