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Zaliv 2

Success Soviet Union, Kosmos-3M (11K65M)

About this launch

The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Rocket and boosterKosmos-3M (11K65M)
MissionNavigation · LEO

Navigation · LEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 220 1968-040A Payload 603 × 649 km · 74.0° Globe
SL-8 R/B 1968-040B Rocket body 536 × 571 km · 74.0° Globe
SL-8 DEB 1968-040C Debris re-entered 1990-09-09

COSPAR ID 1968-040. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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