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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 22, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 22, 1972 · 20:30 UTCLaunch 1972-017Launch no. 1,320 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 22, 1972, 20:30
Launch designation
1972-017
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-479
Vehicle flight ID
47127-122

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4791972-017ANORAD 5894Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 13, 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.