Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 12
Launched
September 10, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 10, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 599th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 1,257th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-437, one of 3 catalogued objects, from September 13, 1971, was 525 × 553 km inclined 74.0°. 3 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
- 42nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 599th launch58th this yearhumanity's 1,257th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-437 · NORAD 5466 · 1971-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 437
- Object ID
- 1971-075A
- Epoch
- 1971-09-13 04:28:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11448193 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020197
- Inclination
- 74.0428°
- Ascending node
- 45.0034°
- Arg. of perigee
- 344.549°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.5033°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 46
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-437 · NORAD 5466 · re-entered March 29, 1980
Kosmos-3M 14-106 Stage 2 · re-entered January 6, 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
26th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 194th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 12 launch?
Tselina-O 12 launched on September 10, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 12 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 12 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-437, one of 3 catalogued objects, from September 13, 1971, was 525 × 553 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).