Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 7
Launched
June 20, 1975
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.
- 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
- 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
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

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
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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).
