Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 1
Launched
October 30, 1967
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 30, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 279th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 768th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-189, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 605 km orbit inclined 73.9°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flightSoviet Space Program's 279th launch64th this yearhumanity's 768th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-189 · NORAD 3021 · 1967-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 189
- Object ID
- 1967-108A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-31 01:44:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.04243409 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064007
- Inclination
- 73.8849°
- Ascending node
- 315.875°
- Arg. of perigee
- 162.42°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.911°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 9 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-189 · NORAD 3021 · re-entered June 8, 1978
Kosmos-3M No. 19LM Stage 2 · re-entered March 7, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 31st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 1 launch?
Tselina-O 1 launched on October 30, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 1 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 1 reach?
Kosmos-189, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 605 km orbit inclined 73.9°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).