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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-O 41

Launched

March 31, 1982

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Tselina-O 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 31, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,572nd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,544th orbital launch attempt. It was the 254th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1345, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
254th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,572nd launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,544th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

74.1°Inclination
510 × 553 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
331.6°Ascending node
16270 d agoElement epoch1982-03-31 10:21 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1345 · NORAD 13118 · 1982-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1345
Object ID
1982-026A
Epoch
1982-03-31 10:21:28 UTC
Mean motion
15.13851269 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0030743
Inclination
74.0543°
Ascending node
331.5633°
Arg. of perigee
341.4944°
Mean anomaly
18.5128°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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-1345 · NORAD 13118 · re-entered September 27, 1989

Kosmos-3M 47-241 Stage 2 · re-entered August 10, 1989

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

Map of 132/2

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

123rd launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 863rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

41 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tselina-O 41 launch?

Tselina-O 41 launched on March 31, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tselina-O 41?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tselina-O 41?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Tselina-O 41 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Tselina-O 41 reach?

Kosmos-1345, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 553 km orbit inclined 74.1°.

How many satellites did Tselina-O 41 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).