Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 24
Launched
June 21, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 21, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 836th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 1,586th orbital launch attempt. It was the 88th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-661, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 3 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
- 88th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 836th launch35th this yearhumanity's 1,586th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-661 · NORAD 7339 · 1974-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 661
- Object ID
- 1974-045A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-22 03:52:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12710363 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026403
- Inclination
- 74.0396°
- Ascending node
- 51.5761°
- Arg. of perigee
- 344.105°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.9261°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.0024027
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-661 · NORAD 7339 · re-entered August 27, 1980
Kosmos-3M 53-205 Stage 2 · re-entered October 16, 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
60th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 360th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 24 launch?
Tselina-O 24 launched on June 21, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 24?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 24 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 24 reach?
Kosmos-661, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).