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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 20, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 20, 1969 · 03:26 UTCLaunch 1969-107Launch no. 1,041 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 20, 1969, 03:26
Launch designation
1969-107
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-315
Vehicle flight ID
V149 -29LM

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-3151969-107ANORAD 4273TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 25, 1979

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