Soviet Space Program
Tselina-O 38
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, December 15, 1978 · 13:19 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
132/2
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.883° N, 40.870° E
94
Pad Launches
649
Location Launches
1265
Agency Launches
119
Orbital This Year