Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 30
Launched
January 22, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 22, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 984th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,790th orbital launch attempt. It was the 120th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-790, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 509 × 570 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 2 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
- 120th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 984th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,790th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-790 · NORAD 8604 · 1976-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 790
- Object ID
- 1976-007A
- Epoch
- 1976-01-23 01:22:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11121548 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044209
- Inclination
- 74.0327°
- Ascending node
- 105.9144°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.4216°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.6956°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-790 · NORAD 8604 · re-entered November 12, 1980
Kosmos-3M 31-285 Stage 2 · re-entered December 9, 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
49th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 462nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 30 launch?
Tselina-O 30 launched on January 22, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 30?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 30 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 30 reach?
Kosmos-790, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 509 × 570 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).