Satellites

Payload

PROTON 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

PROTON 3 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on July 6, 1966 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 6, 1966 at 12:57 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
UR-500
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Proton 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
464 km
Periapsis
171 km
Inclination
63.46°
Orbital period
90.87 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
12,200 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-060A
NORAD catalog №
2290
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 16, 1966

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 16, 1966
Time in service
72 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed