Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 35
Launched
July 4, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 35 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 4, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,127th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 1,976th orbital launch attempt. It was the 158th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-924, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 519 × 555 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
- 158th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,127th launch47th this yearhumanity's 1,976th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-924 · NORAD 10129 · 1977-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 924
- Object ID
- 1977-060A
- Epoch
- 1977-07-05 15:34:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11961842 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026212
- Inclination
- 74.0186°
- Ascending node
- 264.5274°
- Arg. of perigee
- 353.2707°
- Mean anomaly
- 7.9529°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-924 · NORAD 10129 · re-entered February 10, 1981
Kosmos-3M 46-303 Stage 2 · re-entered January 20, 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
84th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 556th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 35 launch?
Tselina-O 35 launched on July 4, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 35?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 35?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 35 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 35 reach?
Kosmos-924, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 519 × 555 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 35 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).