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Proton 3
Proton 3 was launched on July 6, 1966 aboard a UR-500 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 16, 1966).
COSPAR 1966-060ANORAD 2290Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Proton-3
- Common name
- Proton 3
- Payload designation
- N-4 No. 4
- International designator
- 1966-060A
- NORAD catalog number
- 2290
- GCAT identifier
- S02290
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.142
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- N-4
- Owner
- TsKBEM
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
- Platform (bus)
- Proton N-4
Launch
- Date
- July 6, 1966 · 12:57 UTC
- Launch record
- 1966-060Success
- Rocket
- UR-500
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 174 km
- Apogee
- 490 km
- Inclination
- 63.45°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- September 16, 1966
- Last known active
- Sep 16, 1966
- End of operations
- Sep 16, 1966
Size
- Mass
- 12.2 t
- Dry mass
- 12.2 t
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 4.10 m
- Span
- 9.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16334352 (CC0).