Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 40
Launched
October 14, 1980
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 14, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,433rd launch, 71st this year and humanity's 2,368th orbital launch attempt. It was the 226th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1215, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 503 × 557 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 4 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
- 226th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,433rd launch71st this yearhumanity's 2,368th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1215 · NORAD 12016 · 1980-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1215
- Object ID
- 1980-083A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-15 01:12:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14455514 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038873
- Inclination
- 74.0439°
- Ascending node
- 341.6965°
- Arg. of perigee
- 340.6672°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.3045°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1215 · NORAD 12016 · re-entered May 12, 1983
Kosmos-3M 72-401 Stage 2 · re-entered August 27, 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
104th launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 774th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
130 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 40 launch?
Tselina-O 40 launched on October 14, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 40?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 40 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 40 reach?
Kosmos-1215, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 503 × 557 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).