Status
Failure
Zaliv #17
Launch Time
Fri May 25, 1973 09:15 UTC
Fri May 25, 1973 09:15 UTC
The launch was a failure for an unknown reason.
Rocket
Mission Details
Zaliv #17
Zaliv #17 is a satellite of the Zaliv constellation. Zaliv satellites are used to position Soviet and then Russian nuclear submarines. They were more accurately directing the missiles launched from these submarines, allowing better performance of the Russian army. From 1974, it will be replaced by Parus satellites, more efficient.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 800.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1973
34th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
87th mission
5th mission of 1973
11th failed mission