Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 15
Launched
July 10, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 10, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 674th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 1,364th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-500, one of 6 catalogued objects, from July 24, 1972, was 514 × 551 km inclined 74.0°. 6 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
- 56th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 674th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 1,364th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-500 · NORAD 6097 · 1972-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 500
- Object ID
- 1972-053A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-24 19:30:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.1353795 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026846
- Inclination
- 74.0477°
- Ascending node
- 151.3772°
- Arg. of perigee
- 313.062°
- Mean anomaly
- 46.8277°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 214
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-500 · NORAD 6097 · re-entered March 29, 1980
Kosmos-3M 14-107 Stage 2 · re-entered April 27, 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
37th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 245th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 15 launch?
Tselina-O 15 launched on July 10, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 15 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-500, one of 6 catalogued objects, from July 24, 1972, was 514 × 551 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).