Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 17
Launched
January 20, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 20, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 715th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,425th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-544, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 23, 1973, was 516 × 554 km 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
- 65th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 715th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,425th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-544 · NORAD 6343 · 1973-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 544
- Object ID
- 1973-003A
- Epoch
- 1973-01-23 04:22:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12846116 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027343
- Inclination
- 74.0187°
- Ascending node
- 175.3505°
- Arg. of perigee
- 350.5382°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.5242°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-544 · NORAD 6343 · re-entered June 15, 1980
Kosmos-3M Yu149-44 Stage 2 · re-entered May 18, 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
22nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 275th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 17 launch?
Tselina-O 17 launched on January 20, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 17?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 17 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 17 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-544, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 23, 1973, was 516 × 554 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).