Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 34
Launched
March 24, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,097th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,938th orbital launch attempt. It was the 150th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-899, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 391 × 552 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 3 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
- 150th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,097th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,938th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-899 · NORAD 9883 · 1977-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 899
- Object ID
- 1977-022A
- Epoch
- 1977-03-24 23:31:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.33927917 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117548
- Inclination
- 74.0681°
- Ascending node
- 163.1913°
- Arg. of perigee
- 296.8618°
- Mean anomaly
- 59.6228°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-899 · NORAD 9883 · re-entered October 19, 1980
Kosmos-3M 49-159 Stage 2 · re-entered December 25, 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
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
80th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 536th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 34 launch?
Tselina-O 34 launched on March 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 34?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 34 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 34 reach?
Kosmos-899, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 391 × 552 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).