Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 5
Launched
December 20, 1969
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 20, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 449th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 1,042nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-315, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 548 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 6 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
- 17th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 449th launch78th this yearhumanity's 1,042nd orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-315 · NORAD 4273 · 1969-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 315
- Object ID
- 1969-107A
- Epoch
- 1969-12-21 18:53:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12393598 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017438
- Inclination
- 74.0474°
- Ascending node
- 144.8809°
- Arg. of perigee
- 343.7095°
- Mean anomaly
- 16.3485°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 25
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-315 · NORAD 4273 · re-entered March 25, 1979
Kosmos-3M No. 29LM Stage 2 · re-entered April 2, 1979
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
3rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 106th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 5 launch?
Tselina-O 5 launched on December 20, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 5?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 5 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 5 reach?
Kosmos-315, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 548 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).