Soviet Space Program

Tselina-D 4

Vostok 8A92M

SUCCESS

Success

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 11:00 UTC

Mission

/01

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: 8A92M

Launch Pad

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.929° N, 40.457° E

Pad Launches

274

Location Launches

712

Agency Launches

116

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