Kosmos-3M

In-active

Russian Space Forces (VKS)

May 15, 1967

Description

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Specifications
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    Kosmos-3M
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    -3M
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    Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
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Russian Space Forces

Government
Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
VKS 1992

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.

Previous Flights

flew on 445 previous launch(es).

Kosmos-3M | Parus 99

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 27, 2010, 1:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 98

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 21, 2009, 3:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | SAR-Lupe 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 22, 2008, 2:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 19, 2008, 6:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

LEO communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | SAR-Lupe 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 27, 2008, 5:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | SAR-Lupe 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 1, 2007, 12:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 97

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 11, 2007, 1:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | SAR-Lupe 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 2, 2007, 7:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | SAR-Lupe 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 2006, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-3M 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 2005, 7:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Strela-3M (also known as Rodnik-S) is an improved version of the Strela-3 military communications satellites. The first one was launched on 21.12.2005 on a Kosmos-3M booster together with a Gonets-M satellite, which represents the civilian version. Later satellites were launched on Rokot-KM boosters.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Beijing-1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 27, 2005, 6:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian surveillance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 96

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 2005, 3 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-3 135 to 136

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 23, 2004, 3:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 95

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 22, 2004, 5:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Mozhaets-4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 27, 2003, 6:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mozhayets 4 (RS 22) was also a training satellite built by the Mozhaisky military academy. It also tested components to be used in upgraded GLONASS satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-3 133 & 134

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 19, 2003, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 94

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 2003, 7:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | AlSat-1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 2002, 6:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ALSAT 1 was an Algerian imaging minisatellite. The 90-kg satellite was the first part of an international Disaster Monitoring System (DMS) for alerting natural/man-made disasters.

Polar Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda-M

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 26, 2002, 2:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Nadezhda 7, also called Nadezhda -M, was a Russian navigational satellite. It was to participate in the international search and rescue (SAR) network known as COSPAS-SARSAT, for ships at sea.

Polar Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-3 131 & 132

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 8, 2002, 6:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 93

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 28, 2002, 6:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 92

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 8, 2001, 3:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | QuickBird 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 20, 2000, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The QuickBird satellites were commercial Earth imaging satellites with 1 m to 61 cm resolution owned by EarthWatch, later DigitalGlobe. QuickBird 1 launched on a Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk, but was lost due to launch vehicle failure, when the vehicle failed to circularize its orbit. It reentered still attached to the upper stage.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | CHAMP & MITA

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 15, 2000, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

CHAMP (Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload) is a German small satellite mission for geoscientific and atmospheric research and applications, managed by GFZ. MITA carries the payload NINA-2 for the study of solar and galactic cosmic rays. The detector used in this mission is identical to the one already flying on the Russian satellite Resurs-O1 4 in a 840 km sunsynchronous orbit, but makes use of the extensive computer and telemetry capabilities of MITA bus to improve the active data acquisition time.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 28, 2000, 10:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 91

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 26, 1999, 12:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | ABRIXAS & MegSat 0

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 28, 1999, 8:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ABRIXAS (A Broadband Imaging X-Ray All-Sky Survey) small satellite (A BRoadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey Satellite) was designed to perform the first complete survey of the sky with an imaging telescope in the X-ray energy range from 0.5 to 10 keV. MegSat 0 was the first MegSat communications satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 90

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 24, 1998, 8:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 10, 1998, 11:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 89

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 23, 1997, 4:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 88

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 17, 1997, 1:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 87

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 20, 1996, 6:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 86

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 5, 1996, 12:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 24, 1996, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 85

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1996, 3:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 84

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 6, 1995, 3:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 5, 1995, 3:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 83

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 22, 1995, 4:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 27

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 2, 1995, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 24, 1995, 3:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 20, 1994, 5:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 27, 1994, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Obzor Test

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 2, 1994, 8 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The satellite Kosmos 2285 was an experimental earth observation satellite. It was reportedly a prototype for the planned Obzor series of earth observation satellites, which was eventually not developed.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 14, 1994, 5:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 82

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 26, 1994, 2:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 81

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 2, 1993, 12:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 26, 1993, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 16, 1993, 4:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 80

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 1, 1993, 6:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 79

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 9, 1993, 2:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 12, 1993, 11:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 78

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 29, 1992, 10:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 50

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 12, 1992, 5:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 77

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 1, 1992, 8:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 361-368

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 3, 1992, 12:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 76

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 15, 1992, 7:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 9, 1992, 10:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 75

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1992, 10:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 74

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 27, 1991, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 10, 1991, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 73

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 22, 1991, 12:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 25, 1991, 1:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 49

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 11, 1991, 5:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 72

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 16, 1991, 7:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 19, 1991, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 12, 1991, 7:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 71

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 26, 1991, 4:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 353-360

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1991, 2:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 5, 1991, 2:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Informator-1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 29, 1991, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Informator 1 was a prototype communications satellite for the Koskon (Space Conversion) Global Space Communication System to collect and transmit data from several scientific stations with an additional radio amateur hosted payload. It was launched on 29 January 1991 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 48

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 10, 1990, 7:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 70

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 14, 1990, 5:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1990, 3:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 1990, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 69

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 20, 1990, 6:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 345-352

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 6, 1990, 3:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 68

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 20, 1990, 12:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 27, 1990, 8:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Duga-K 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 6, 1990, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental radar calibration satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 18, 1990, 12:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 67

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 25, 1989, 7:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 4, 1989, 3:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 14, 1989, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 66

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 7, 1989, 5:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 65

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 4, 1989, 6:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 337-344

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 24, 1989, 1:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 64

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 22, 1989, 3:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Duga-K 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 14, 1989, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental radar calibration satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 46

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 26, 1989, 3:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 28, 1988, 11:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 63

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 18, 1988, 10:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 14, 1988, 11:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 45

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 21, 1988, 4:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 44

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 5, 1988, 2:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 62

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 22, 1988, 2:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 329-336

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 11, 1988, 12:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 61

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 1987, 8:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 15, 1987, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 43

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 1, 1987, 2:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 60

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 14, 1987, 12:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 14, 1987, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 59

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 6, 1987, 9:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 23, 1987, 7:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 321-328

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 16, 1987, 5:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 42

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 9, 1987, 2:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 58

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 18, 1987, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 29, 1987, 6:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 22, 1987, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 41

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 21, 1987, 9:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 57

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1986, 5:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 56

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 24, 1986, 9:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 313-320

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 21, 1986, 2 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 13, 1986, 6:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 27, 1986, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 40

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 10, 1986, 1:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 3, 1986, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 39

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 16, 1986, 4:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 55

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 18, 1986, 8:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 305-312

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 6, 1986, 3:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 54

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 23, 1986, 12:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 38

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 17, 1986, 9:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 23, 1986, 6:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 53

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1986, 11:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 297-304

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 9, 1986, 2:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 52

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1985, 8:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 51

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1985, 1:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 50

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 23, 1985, 5:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 2, 1985, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 37

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 4, 1985, 7:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 19, 1985, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 30, 1985, 1:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 289-296

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 21, 1985, 12:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 49

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 14, 1985, 1:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 27, 1985, 12:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 48

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 1, 1985, 7:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 36

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 17, 1985, 5:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 20, 1984, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 47

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 15, 1984, 6:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 46

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 11, 1984, 2:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 27, 1984, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 45

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 13, 1984, 3:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 28, 1984, 1:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 44

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 27, 1984, 4:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 21, 1984, 7:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 35

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 8, 1984, 11:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 281-288

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 28, 1984, 9:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 17, 1984, 2:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 43

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 11, 1984, 6:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 34

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 21, 1984, 3:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 42

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 2, 1984, 5:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 26, 1984, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 41

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 11, 1984, 6:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 273-280

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 5, 1984, 8:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 40

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 8, 1983, 6:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 11, 1983, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 26, 1983, 5:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 33

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 12, 1983, 12:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 5, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 30, 1983, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 31, 1983, 6:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 32

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 3, 1983, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 265-272

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 6, 1983, 12:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 26, 1983, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 39

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 24, 1983, 2:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 19, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 38

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 6, 1983, 3 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 19, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 31

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 12, 1983, 6:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 6, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 37

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 30, 1983, 1:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 24, 1983, 8:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 25, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 257-264

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 19, 1983, 2:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 36

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 12, 1983, 2:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 29, 1982, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 249-256

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 24, 1982, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 30

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 11, 1982, 6:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 21, 1982, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 35

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 19, 1982, 5:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 29

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 30, 1982, 7:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 29, 1982, 7:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 241-248

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 21, 1982, 6:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 34

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 7, 1982, 9:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 29, 1982, 9:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 33

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 18, 1982, 11:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 6, 1982, 5:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 28

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 1, 1982, 4:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 233-240

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 6, 1982, 6:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 27

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1982, 2:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 21, 1982, 1:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 32

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 8, 1982, 12:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 41

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 31, 1982, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 31

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 24, 1982, 7:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 4, 1982, 4:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1982, 9:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 29, 1982, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 30

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 14, 1982, 7:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 7, 1982, 3:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Radio Sputnik 3 to 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1981, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

6 Soviet amateur radio satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 225-232

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1981, 6:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Bhaskara 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Nov. 20, 1981, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indian Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 28, 1981, 9 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 23, 1981, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 29

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 18, 1981, 3:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 4, 1981, 11:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1981, 4:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 28

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 12, 1981, 5:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 217-224

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 6, 1981, 11:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 27

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 1981, 3:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 7, 1981, 1:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 9, 1981, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1981, 6:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 6, 1981, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean and Earth surface study satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 21, 1981, 8:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1981, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 201-208

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 1980, 10:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 10, 1980, 8:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 5, 1980, 4:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 40

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 14, 1980, 8:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 31, 1980, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 193-200

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 9, 1980, 12:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 1, 1980, 7:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 6, 1980, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 20, 1980, 9:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 14, 1980, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 3, 1980, 7:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 27, 1980, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 17, 1980, 9:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 185-192

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 11, 1980, 11:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 25, 1980, 8:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 14, 1980, 7:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 5, 1979, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 1, 1979, 8:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean and Earth surface study satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 16, 1979, 12:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 11, 1979, 4:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 177-184

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 25, 1979, 9 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1979, 12:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 39

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 11, 1979, 3:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 6, 1979, 8:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 28, 1979, 8:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Bhaskara 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 7, 1979, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indian Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 31, 1979, 5:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 11, 1979, 9:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 7, 1979, 6:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 21, 1979, 4:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 169-176

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 15, 1979, 2:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-I-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 27, 1979, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Magnetospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 8, 1979, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1979, 5:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Sfera 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1978, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 22, 1978, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 20, 1978, 8:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 38

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 15, 1978, 1:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 161-168

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 5, 1978, 6:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 16, 1978, 9:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-M-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 24, 1978, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to the ionosphere and magnetosphere

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 4, 1978, 3:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 27, 1978, 4:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 21, 1978, 9:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 145-152

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 7, 1978, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 23, 1978, 4:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 37

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 17, 1978, 2:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 12, 1978, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 31, 1978, 2:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 28, 1978, 1:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 15, 1978, 3:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 28, 1978, 6:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1978, 4:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 17, 1978, 3:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 137-144

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 10, 1978, 8:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Parus 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 1977, 4:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 16, 1977, 4:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 13, 1977, 3:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 8, 1977, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 29, 1977, 7:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Sfera 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 24, 1977, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 28, 1977, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 36

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 25, 1977, 5:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 21, 1977, 10:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-R-E-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 24, 1977, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to energetic particles and micrometeorites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 13, 1977, 7:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 129-136

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 24, 1977, 6:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 22, 1977, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 19, 1977, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 13, 1977, 5:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 8, 1977, 5:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 35

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 4, 1977, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 1, 1977, 11:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Signe 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 17, 1977, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

French scientific satellite dedicated to solar and atmospheric investigations

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 30, 1977, 10:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 25, 1977, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 19, 1977, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | ER763-4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 27, 1977, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mass model launched as payload substitute

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Oval

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 29, 1977, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite with a number of space physics instruments

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 34

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 24, 1977, 10:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 21, 1977, 5:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-IK GVM

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 15, 1977, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mass model of the DS-U2-IK (Interkosmos 3) research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 2, 1977, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1977, 8:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 28, 1976, 7:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1976, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 15, 1976, 1:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 9, 1976, 8 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 121-128

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 7, 1976, 10:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 33

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 1976, 12:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 29, 1976, 12:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1976, 7:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 29, 1976, 8:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U3-IK 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 27, 1976, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 32

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 27, 1976, 5:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 21, 1976, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 15, 1976, 1:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 9 (Kosmos-839)

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 8, 1976, 9:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 29, 1976, 8:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-T-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 19, 1976, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 113-120

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 15, 1976, 1:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 2, 1976, 10:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 28, 1976, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1976, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 31

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 6, 1976, 4:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 12, 1976, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1976, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 3, 1976, 8:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 105-112

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 28, 1976, 10:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 30

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 22, 1976, 10:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1976, 5:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 29

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 6, 1976, 4:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1975, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-IK 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 11, 1975, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ionospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1975, 12:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 28

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 21, 1975, 5:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 4, 1975, 10:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 30, 1975, 6:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 24, 1975, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 97-104

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 17, 1975, 7:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 14, 1975, 1:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 24, 1975, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 27

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 4, 1975, 12:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U3-IK 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 3, 1975, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 89-96

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 28, 1975, 12:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 22, 1975, 9:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Aryabhata

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 19, 1975, 7:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Indian scientific satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 11, 1975, 7:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-IK 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 27, 1975, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 81-88

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 28, 1975, 2:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1975, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 5, 1975, 1:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1974, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 18, 1974, 2:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-IK 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 31, 1974, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 18, 1974, 10:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 11, 1974, 11:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 73-80

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 19, 1974, 2:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 11, 1974, 5:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 29, 1974, 2:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 27, 1974, 3:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 21, 1974, 9:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 18, 1974, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 21, 1974, 6:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U3-IK 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 17, 1974, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 29, 1974, 5:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 65-72

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 23, 1974, 2:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 6, 1974, 12:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 17, 1974, 10:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 29, 1973, 4:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Aureole 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1973, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Joint Soviet-French scientific satellite dedicated to the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 57-64

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1973, 9:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 4, 1973, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 27, 1973, 12:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-IK 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 30, 1973, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 49-56

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 2, 1973, 9:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 14, 1973, 12:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 8, 1973, 1:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1973, 10:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 20, 1973, 6:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 41-48

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 8, 1973, 3:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 25, 1973, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 28, 1973, 4:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 26, 1973, 11:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1973, 3:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 25, 1972, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1972, 2:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 3, 1972, 1:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 33-40

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 1, 1972, 2:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 17, 1972, 7:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1972, 8:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 16, 1972, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 25-32

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1972, 6:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 10, 1972, 4:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 23, 1972, 9:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 6, 1972, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 25, 1972, 2:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 22, 1972, 8:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 25, 1972, 7:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Aureole 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 27, 1971, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Joint Soviet-French scientific satellite dedicated to the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1971, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 15, 1971, 4:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-MT

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 1971, 5:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Research satellite dedicated to micrometeroids and gamma ray astronomy.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 30, 1971, 4:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 29, 1971, 5:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Kosmos-3M | Sfera 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 20, 1971, 6 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 17-24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 13, 1971, 1:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 10, 1971, 3:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 7, 1971, 1:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 10

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 22, 1971, 1:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-K

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 1971, 6:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to study the Earth magnetosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 29, 1971, 3:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 1971, 12:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 9-16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 7, 1971, 2:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1971, 2:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 23, 1971, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 18, 1971, 9:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1971, 9:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 9, 1971, 6:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 22, 1970, 9:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 16, 1970, 4:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 12, 1970, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 1970, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ionospheric topside sounder

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U2-IP

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 17, 1970, 6:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ionospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 16, 1970, 2:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 12, 1970, 1:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 20, 1970, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 27, 1970, 4:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 1-8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 1970, 5:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 11, 1970, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 7, 1970, 11:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 27, 1969, 2:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Ionospheric topside sounder

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 20, 1969, 3:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 24, 1969, 4:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 21, 1969, 12:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 13, 1969, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 17, 1969, 4:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 5, 1969, 5:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 30, 1968, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 30, 1968, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 1968, 6:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 7, 1968, 1:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 20, 1968, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 19, 1968, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 23, 1967, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 30, 1967, 5:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 27, 1967, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O-GVM

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 26, 1967, 4:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mass models of the Tselina-O ELINT satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 15, 1967, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share
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