Soviet Space Program
Tselina-O 8
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, February 17, 1971 · 21:09 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
10
Pad Launches
166
Location Launches
548
Agency Launches
15
Orbital This Year