Photo: Минобороны России · CC BY 4.0

Zaliv 8

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 422 1971-046A Payload 980 × 1003 km · 74.0° Globe
SL-8 R/B 1971-046B Rocket body 977 × 993 km · 74.0° Globe
COSMOS 422 DEB 1971-046C Debris 964 × 989 km · 74.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 1971-046. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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