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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-O 10

Launched

July 22, 1971

Launch Failure

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Tselina-O 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 22, 1971. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 587th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 1,240th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

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
40th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 587th launch46th this yearhumanity's 1,240th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year

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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

Map of 132/2

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

24th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 188th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

47 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tselina-O 10 launch?

Tselina-O 10 launched on July 22, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tselina-O 10?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tselina-O 10?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Tselina-O 10 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was Tselina-O 10 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.