Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 4
Launched
March 5, 1969
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 5, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 387th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 945th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-269, one of 23 catalogued objects, reached a 537 × 544 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 23 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
- 12th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 387th launch16th this yearhumanity's 945th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-269 · NORAD 3775 · 1969-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 269
- Object ID
- 1969-021A
- Epoch
- 1969-03-06 04:18:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11010825 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005265
- Inclination
- 74.038°
- Ascending node
- 71.8835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 352.0246°
- Mean anomaly
- 8.0749°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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
23 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 20 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-269 · NORAD 3775 · re-entered October 21, 1978
Kosmos-3M No. 26LM Stage 2 · re-entered July 20, 1978
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
12th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 73rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 4 launch?
Tselina-O 4 launched on March 5, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 4 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 4 reach?
Kosmos-269, one of 23 catalogued objects, reached a 537 × 544 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).