Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 7
Launched
December 16, 1970
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 16, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 537th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 1,167th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-387, one of 5 catalogued objects, from January 1, 1971, was 532 × 545 km inclined 74.0°. 5 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
- 29th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 537th launch84th this yearhumanity's 1,167th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-387 · NORAD 4806 · 1970-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 387
- Object ID
- 1970-111A
- Epoch
- 1971-01-01 23:44:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11621952 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000981
- Inclination
- 74.0136°
- Ascending node
- 125.2398°
- Arg. of perigee
- 349.1142°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.9784°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 254
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-387 · NORAD 4806 · re-entered January 19, 1980
Kosmos-3M No. 31LM Stage 2 · re-entered March 25, 1980
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
21st launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 158th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 7 launch?
Tselina-O 7 launched on December 16, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 7 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-387, one of 5 catalogued objects, from January 1, 1971, was 532 × 545 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).