Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 36
Launched
October 25, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 25, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,165th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 2,023rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 167th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-960, one of 3 catalogued objects, from October 27, 1977, was 508 × 552 km inclined 74.0°. 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
- 167th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,165th launch85th this yearhumanity's 2,023rd orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-960 · NORAD 10430 · 1977-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 960
- Object ID
- 1977-103A
- Epoch
- 1977-10-27 23:48:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14294243 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031959
- Inclination
- 74.0368°
- Ascending node
- 117.5518°
- Arg. of perigee
- 337.1259°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.6789°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 42
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-960 · NORAD 10430 · re-entered October 22, 1980
Kosmos-3M 46-309 Stage 2 · re-entered November 30, 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
75th launch from 132/1 (132L), 12th this year · 581st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 36 launch?
Tselina-O 36 launched on October 25, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 36?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 36 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 36 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-960, one of 3 catalogued objects, from October 27, 1977, was 508 × 552 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 36 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).