Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 39
Launched
July 11, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 39 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 11, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,327th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 2,239th orbital launch attempt. It was the 207th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1114, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 558 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 2 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
- 207th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,327th launch54th this yearhumanity's 2,239th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1114 · NORAD 11449 · 1979-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1114
- Object ID
- 1979-065A
- Epoch
- 1979-07-11 21:47:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14625645 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042157
- Inclination
- 74.0634°
- Ascending node
- 171.9339°
- Arg. of perigee
- 354.1913°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.8726°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 100
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1114 · NORAD 11449 · re-entered December 26, 1981
Kosmos-3M 55-104 Stage 2 · re-entered February 5, 1982
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
98th launch from 132/1 (132L), 6th this year · 692nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 39 launch?
Tselina-O 39 launched on July 11, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 39?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 39 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 39 reach?
Kosmos-1114, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 558 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 39 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).