Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 33
Launched
December 2, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,069th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 1,902nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 140th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-870, one of 6 catalogued objects, from December 4, 1976, was 519 × 554 km inclined 74.0°. 6 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
- 140th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,069th launch90th this yearhumanity's 1,902nd orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-870 · NORAD 9573 · 1976-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 870
- Object ID
- 1976-115A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-04 15:34:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12181759 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025534
- Inclination
- 74.0054°
- Ascending node
- 77.8885°
- Arg. of perigee
- 355.4477°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6431°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 40
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-870 · NORAD 9573 · re-entered December 20, 1980
Kosmos-3M 31-273 Stage 2 · re-entered February 28, 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
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
75th launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 515th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 33 launch?
Tselina-O 33 launched on December 2, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 33?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 33 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 33 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-870, one of 6 catalogued objects, from December 4, 1976, was 519 × 554 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).