Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 22
Launched
February 6, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 6, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 805th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,543rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 82nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-631, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 551 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 82nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 805th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,543rd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-631 · NORAD 7109 · 1974-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-005A
- Epoch
- 1974-02-06 06:41:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11596584 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018017
- Inclination
- 74.0349°
- Ascending node
- 152.0594°
- Arg. of perigee
- 18.7194°
- Mean anomaly
- 341.4607°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-631 · NORAD 7109 · re-entered October 3, 1980
Kosmos-3M 53-209 Stage 2 · re-entered December 7, 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
55th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 341st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 22 launch?
Tselina-O 22 launched on February 6, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 22?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 22 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 22 reach?
Kosmos-631, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 551 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).