Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-O 8
Launched
February 17, 1971
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tselina-O 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 17, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 548th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,186th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-395, one of 5 catalogued objects, from February 21, 1971, was 536 × 552 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
- 32nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 548th launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,186th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-395 · NORAD 4955 · 1971-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 395
- Object ID
- 1971-013A
- Epoch
- 1971-02-21 13:59:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.09903717 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011501
- Inclination
- 74.0457°
- Ascending node
- 105.3014°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.5842°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.6541°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 56
- 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-395 · NORAD 4955 · re-entered April 6, 1980
Kosmos-3M No. 27-117 Stage 2 · re-entered July 19, 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
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 166th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-O 8 launch?
Tselina-O 8 launched on February 17, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-O 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-O 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tselina-O 8 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-O 8 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-395, one of 5 catalogued objects, from February 21, 1971, was 536 × 552 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Tselina-O 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).