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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 7, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 7, 1971 · 01:15 UTCLaunch 1971-074Launch no. 1,252 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 7, 1971, 01:15
Launch designation
1971-074
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-436
Vehicle flight ID
Yu149-42

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4361971-074ANORAD 5461Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 4, 1980

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