Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 29
Launched
January 6, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 6, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 980th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,784th orbital launch attempt. It was the 118th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-787, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 10 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
- 118th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 980th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,784th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-787 · NORAD 8530 · 1976-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 787
- Object ID
- 1976-001A
- Epoch
- 1976-01-07 13:59:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11584154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020709
- Inclination
- 74.0278°
- Ascending node
- 183.3032°
- Arg. of perigee
- 16.3354°
- Mean anomaly
- 343.8451°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 21
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-787 · NORAD 8530 · re-entered December 12, 1980
Kosmos-3M 31-269 Stage 2 · re-entered March 15, 1981
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
47th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 459th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 29 launch?
Tselina-O 29 launched on January 6, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 29?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 29 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 29 reach?
Kosmos-787, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).