Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 41
Launched
March 31, 1982
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.
- 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
- 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
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

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
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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).
