Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 11
Launched
September 7, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 7, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 598th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 1,256th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-436, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 518 × 547 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 15 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
- 41st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 598th launch57th this yearhumanity's 1,256th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-436 · NORAD 5461 · 1971-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 436
- Object ID
- 1971-074A
- Epoch
- 1971-09-07 15:17:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.13563347 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002052
- Inclination
- 74.0483°
- Ascending node
- 11.253°
- Arg. of perigee
- 322.7434°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.2283°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 13 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-436 · NORAD 5461 · re-entered January 4, 1980
Kosmos-3M Yu149-42 Stage 2 · re-entered March 13, 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
25th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 193rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 11 launch?
Tselina-O 11 launched on September 7, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 11?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 11 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 11 reach?
Kosmos-436, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 518 × 547 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).