Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 3
Launched
October 30, 1968
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 30, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 357th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 894th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-250, one of 7 catalogued objects, from November 5, 1968, was 528 × 548 km inclined 74.0°. 7 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
- 10th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 357th launch68th this yearhumanity's 894th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-250 · NORAD 3526 · 1968-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 250
- Object ID
- 1968-095A
- Epoch
- 1968-11-05 06:25:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11788583 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014088
- Inclination
- 74.0135°
- Ascending node
- 6.3461°
- Arg. of perigee
- 337.8851°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.1619°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 81
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-250 · NORAD 3526 · re-entered February 15, 1978
Kosmos-3M No. 28LM Stage 2 · re-entered November 8, 1978
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
10th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 62nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 3 launch?
Tselina-O 3 launched on October 30, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 3 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-250, one of 7 catalogued objects, from November 5, 1968, was 528 × 548 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).