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Tselina-O

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 30, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 30, 1968 · 22:00 UTCLaunch 1968-095Launch no. 895 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 30, 1968, 22:00
Launch designation
1968-095
Mission
Tselina-O
Flight name
Kosmos-250
Vehicle flight ID
V149 -28LM

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
540 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.434 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2501968-095ANORAD 3526TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 15, 1978

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.