Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 13
Launched
November 30, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 30, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 617th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 1,286th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-460, one of 3 catalogued objects, from December 16, 1971, was 524 × 546 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
- 46th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 617th launch76th this yearhumanity's 1,286th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-460 · NORAD 5628 · 1971-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 460
- Object ID
- 1971-103A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-16 11:45:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12791824 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015645
- Inclination
- 74.0107°
- Ascending node
- 294.0477°
- Arg. of perigee
- 306.4868°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.4833°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 239
- 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-460 · NORAD 5628 · re-entered March 5, 1980
Kosmos-3M 17-101 Stage 2 · re-entered May 4, 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
29th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 209th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 13 launch?
Tselina-O 13 launched on November 30, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 13?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 13 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 13 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-460, one of 3 catalogued objects, from December 16, 1971, was 524 × 546 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).