
Test Flight
The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.
Orbital Attempt
#1,427
CCCP Mission
#717
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#74
Designator
1973-005
Jan 26, 1973, 11:44 AM
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Kapustin Yar is a Russian military training area and a rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd. It was established by the Soviet Union on 13 May 1946. In the beginning, Kapustin Yar used technology, material, and scientific support gained from the defeat of Germany in World War II. Numerous launches of test rockets for the Russian military were carried out at the site, as well as satellite and sounding rocket launches.
Timezone
Europe/Volgograd
Local Launch Time
Jan 26, 1973, 3:44 PM
Total Launches
101
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
48.5900, 45.7200