Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 6
Launched
August 16, 1974
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 16, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 854th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-673, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 642 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 35th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 854th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,609th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-673 · NORAD 7417 · 1974-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 673
- Object ID
- 1974-066A
- Epoch
- 1974-08-16 05:05:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82418976 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018305
- Inclination
- 81.2045°
- Ascending node
- 43.3597°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.3755°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.5307°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-673 · NORAD 7417 · re-entered June 1, 1991
Vostok-2M (N35) Stage 3 · re-entered April 13, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
73rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 18th this year · 372nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 6 launch?
Tselina-D 6 launched on August 16, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 6?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 6 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 6 reach?
Kosmos-673, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 642 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).