Prognoz 3

The spacecraft carried instruments to measure solar X rays and gamma rays, plasma, and energetic particles. The complete payload description was not provided.. Prognoz 3 was launched on February 15, 1973 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Feb 15, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-009ANORAD 6364Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Prognoz-3
Common name: Prognoz 3
Payload designation: SO-M No. 502
International designator: 1973-009A
NORAD catalog number: 6364
GCAT identifier: S06364
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.271

Mission

Mission type: Space science, Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: SO-M
Owner: IKI
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): SO-M

Launch

Date: February 15, 1973 · 01:11 UTC
Launch record: 1973-009Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): DSO
Perigee: 895 km
Apogee: 199,442 km
Inclination: 65.00°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: February 15, 1973
Last known active: Mar 26, 1974
End of operations: Mar 26, 1974

Size

Mass: 845 kg
Dry mass: 845 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 10.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00487
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: February 15, 1973
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · December 10, 1977

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113275210 (CC0).