Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 23
Launched
May 21, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 21, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 828th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,575th orbital launch attempt. It was the 86th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-655, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 573 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 86th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 828th launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,575th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-655 · NORAD 7306 · 1974-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 655
- Object ID
- 1974-035A
- Epoch
- 1974-05-21 07:37:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.07943422 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003383
- Inclination
- 74.0435°
- Ascending node
- 340.7639°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.8352°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.6132°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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, 1 debris, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-655 · NORAD 7306 · re-entered November 19, 1980
Kosmos-3M 19-152 Stage 2 · re-entered October 5, 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
58th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 355th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 23 launch?
Tselina-O 23 launched on May 21, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 23?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 23 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 23 reach?
Kosmos-655, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 573 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).