Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 2
Launched
January 19, 1968
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 19, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 291st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 794th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-200, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 472 × 589 km orbit inclined 73.9°. 8 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
- 6th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 291st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 794th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-200 · NORAD 3100 · 1968-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-006A
- Epoch
- 1968-01-20 02:31:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14195237 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084548
- Inclination
- 73.9157°
- Ascending node
- 96.0406°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.9521°
- Mean anomaly
- 261.1115°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-200 · NORAD 3100 · re-entered February 24, 1973
Kosmos-3M No. 21LM Stage 2 · re-entered February 4, 1972
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
6th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 39th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 2 launch?
Tselina-O 2 launched on January 19, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 2 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 2 reach?
Kosmos-200, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 472 × 589 km orbit inclined 73.9°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).