Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 25
Launched
December 18, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 18, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 881st launch, 80th this year and humanity's 1,645th orbital launch attempt. It was the 96th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-698, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 522 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 9 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
- 96th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 881st launch80th this yearhumanity's 1,645th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-698 · NORAD 7576 · 1974-100 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 698
- Object ID
- 1974-100A
- Epoch
- 1974-12-18 15:33:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.20050433 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013259
- Inclination
- 74.0559°
- Ascending node
- 307.8796°
- Arg. of perigee
- 339.2504°
- Mean anomaly
- 20.8103°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-698 · NORAD 7576 · re-entered December 9, 1980
Kosmos-3M 21-256 Stage 2 · re-entered November 8, 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
28th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 393rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
173 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 25 launch?
Tselina-O 25 launched on December 18, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 25?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 25 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 25 reach?
Kosmos-698, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 522 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).