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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-D 7

Launched

June 20, 1975

Launch Successful

Image: Dmitry Ivanov

Summary

Tselina-D 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 20, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 928th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 1,711th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-744, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 513 × 825 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
39th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 928th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 1,711th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

81.4°Inclination
513 × 825 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
98.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
34.9°Ascending node
18746 d agoElement epoch1975-06-20 06:40 UTC · stale

Kosmos-744 · NORAD 7968 · 1975-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 744
Object ID
1975-056A
Epoch
1975-06-20 06:40:16 UTC
Mean motion
14.69626294 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0221703
Inclination
81.4342°
Ascending node
34.9153°
Arg. of perigee
192.0052°
Mean anomaly
167.577°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
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

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-744 · NORAD 7968 · re-entered October 12, 1991

Vostok-2M (N39) Stage 3 · re-entered January 22, 2000

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

Map of 41/1

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

132nd launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 421st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

15 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tselina-D 7 launch?

Tselina-D 7 launched on June 20, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tselina-D 7?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tselina-D 7?

Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet

Where did Tselina-D 7 launch from?

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Tselina-D 7 reach?

Kosmos-744, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 513 × 825 km orbit inclined 81.4°.

How many satellites did Tselina-D 7 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).