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

Tselina-O 6

Launched

April 7, 1970

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Tselina-O 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 7, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 470th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,072nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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: 19th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 470th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,072nd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

Kosmos-330 · NORAD 4360 · re-entered June 12, 1979

Kosmos-3M No. 34LM Stage 2 · re-entered November 10, 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

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

15th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 122nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

236 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Tselina-O 6 launch?

Tselina-O 6 launched on April 7, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tselina-O 6?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tselina-O 6?

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

Where did Tselina-O 6 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was Tselina-O 6 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did Tselina-O 6 launch?

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