flown missionSuccess

Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 12

Soviet Space Program132/2 — Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationSep 10, 1971, 03:37 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Tselina-O 12
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 10, 1971, 03:37 UTC
Window opens: Sep 10, 1971, 03:37 UTC
Window closes: Sep 10, 1971, 03:37 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:27 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Family: Kosmos
Variant: -3M
Provider: Soviet Space Program
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Europe/Moscow
Coordinates: 62.8830, 40.8698