Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 14
Launched
March 22, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 22, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 643rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,325th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-479, one of 5 catalogued objects, from April 2, 1972, was 520 × 547 km inclined 74.1°. 5 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
- 52nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 643rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,325th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-479 · NORAD 5894 · 1972-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 479
- Object ID
- 1972-017A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-02 11:45:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.13207808 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019809
- Inclination
- 74.0622°
- Ascending node
- 114.5488°
- Arg. of perigee
- 306.0116°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.919°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 161
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-479 · NORAD 5894 · re-entered April 13, 1980
Kosmos-3M 27-122 Stage 2 · re-entered May 12, 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
34th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 225th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 14 launch?
Tselina-O 14 launched on March 22, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 14 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 14 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-479, one of 5 catalogued objects, from April 2, 1972, was 520 × 547 km inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).