Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 31
Launched
April 6, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 6, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,001st launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,815th orbital launch attempt. It was the 125th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-812, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 514 × 554 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 4 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
- 125th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,001st launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,815th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-812 · NORAD 8794 · 1976-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-031A
- Epoch
- 1976-04-06 10:21:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.13053019 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029235
- Inclination
- 74.0328°
- Ascending node
- 265.7971°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.4977°
- Mean anomaly
- 17.5155°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-812 · NORAD 8794 · re-entered October 30, 1980
Kosmos-3M 31-280 Stage 2 · re-entered January 5, 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
53rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 7th this year · 473rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 31 launch?
Tselina-O 31 launched on April 6, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 31?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 31 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 31 reach?
Kosmos-812, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 514 × 554 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).