Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Zaliv-GVM 4
Launched
January 26, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Zaliv-GVM 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on January 26, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 717th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,427th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-546, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 579 × 632 km orbit inclined 50.9°. 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
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 66th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 717th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,427th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-546 · NORAD 6350 · 1973-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 546
- Object ID
- 1973-005A
- Epoch
- 1973-01-26 14:33:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.89892801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003773
- Inclination
- 50.8884°
- Ascending node
- 235.5759°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.5462°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.9281°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-546 · NORAD 6350 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M Yu149-37 Stage 2 · re-entered March 2, 1988
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
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
1st launch from 107/1, 1st this year · 74th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zaliv-GVM 4 launch?
Zaliv-GVM 4 launched on January 26, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zaliv-GVM 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zaliv-GVM 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Zaliv-GVM 4 launch from?
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zaliv-GVM 4 reach?
Kosmos-546, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 579 × 632 km orbit inclined 50.9°.
How many satellites did Zaliv-GVM 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).