Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 27
Launched
July 4, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 4, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 933rd launch, 47th this year and humanity's 1,717th orbital launch attempt. It was the 107th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-749, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 567 km orbit inclined 74.6°. 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
- 107th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 933rd launch47th this yearhumanity's 1,717th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-749 · NORAD 8009 · 1975-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 749
- Object ID
- 1975-062A
- Epoch
- 1975-07-04 03:52:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.20060602 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0078557
- Inclination
- 74.6226°
- Ascending node
- 303.3243°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.8507°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.3835°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-749 · NORAD 8009 · re-entered September 26, 1980
Kosmos-3M 21-259 Stage 2 · re-entered December 25, 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
36th launch from 132/1 (132L), 7th this year · 426th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 27 launch?
Tselina-O 27 launched on July 4, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 27?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 27 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 27 reach?
Kosmos-749, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 567 km orbit inclined 74.6°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).