Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 38
Launched
December 15, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 15, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,265th launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 2,164th orbital launch attempt. It was the 192nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1062, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 556 km orbit 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
- 192nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,265th launch83rd this yearhumanity's 2,164th orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1062 · NORAD 11150 · 1978-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-115A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-15 17:50:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.13484287 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033166
- Inclination
- 74.0423°
- Ascending node
- 291.4949°
- Arg. of perigee
- 352.5003°
- Mean anomaly
- 7.7944°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1062 · NORAD 11150 · re-entered April 20, 1981
Kosmos-3M 82-408 Stage 2 · re-entered June 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
94th launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 649th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 38 launch?
Tselina-O 38 launched on December 15, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 38?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 38 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 38 reach?
Kosmos-1062, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 556 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).