Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 16
Launched
November 3, 1972
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 3, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 702nd launch, 70th this year and humanity's 1,402nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-536, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 549 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 4 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
- 62nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 702nd launch70th this yearhumanity's 1,402nd orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-536 · NORAD 6272 · 1972-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 536
- Object ID
- 1972-088A
- Epoch
- 1972-11-04 04:19:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12220882 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001852
- Inclination
- 74.0192°
- Ascending node
- 71.8251°
- Arg. of perigee
- 15.0933°
- Mean anomaly
- 345.0757°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-536 · NORAD 6272 · re-entered July 20, 1980
Kosmos-3M 47121-1U Stage 2 · re-entered July 19, 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
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21st launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 267th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 16 launch?
Tselina-O 16 launched on November 3, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 16?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 16 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 16 reach?
Kosmos-536, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 549 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).