Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 37
Launched
May 17, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 17, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,214th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 2,095th orbital launch attempt. It was the 183rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1008, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 555 km orbit 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
- 183rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,214th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 2,095th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1008 · NORAD 10898 · 1978-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1008
- Object ID
- 1978-049A
- Epoch
- 1978-05-17 22:20:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14205742 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035256
- Inclination
- 74.0477°
- Ascending node
- 102.2753°
- Arg. of perigee
- 343.8637°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.1069°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1008 · NORAD 10898 · re-entered January 8, 1981
Kosmos-3M 98-316 Stage 2 · re-entered February 6, 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
86th launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 615th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 37 launch?
Tselina-O 37 launched on May 17, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 37?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 37 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 37 reach?
Kosmos-1008, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 555 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).