Soviet Space Program
Tselina-O 16
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, November 3, 1972 · 01:34 UTC
Mission
/01The 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.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Variant: -3M
Launch Pad
132/1 (132L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.883° N, 40.869° E
21
Pad Launches
267
Location Launches
702
Agency Launches
96
Orbital This Year