Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 26
Launched
February 5, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 5, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 893rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,659th orbital launch attempt. It was the 98th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-707, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 553 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
- 98th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 893rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,659th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-707 · NORAD 7637 · 1975-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 707
- Object ID
- 1975-008A
- Epoch
- 1975-02-06 15:58:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14108828 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0032446
- Inclination
- 74.0269°
- Ascending node
- 339.7371°
- Arg. of perigee
- 338.2098°
- Mean anomaly
- 21.7664°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- 0.00070947
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-707 · NORAD 7637 · re-entered September 7, 1980
Kosmos-3M 53-212 Stage 2 · re-entered August 27, 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
30th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 400th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 26 launch?
Tselina-O 26 launched on February 5, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 26?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 26 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 26 reach?
Kosmos-707, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).