Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 4
Operated by Soviet Space Program, the Test Flight mission Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 4 delivered its payload into LEO.
- Launch time
- Status
- SUCCESS
- Operator
- Soviet Space Program
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M
- Launch site
- Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Launch pad
- 107/1
- Payload
- —
- Target orbit
- LEO

Mission timeline
- 1973-01-26T11:44:45.000ZKosmos-3M roars off the pad at Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
- The vehicle reaches Max Q, the highest aerodynamic load of the flight.
- Orbit insertion confirmed — now circling in LEO.
- All mission objectives achieved.