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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 3, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 3, 1972 · 01:34 UTCLaunch 1972-088Launch no. 1,396 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 3, 1972, 01:34
Launch designation
1972-088
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-536
Vehicle flight ID
Yu47121-1U

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-5361972-088ANORAD 6272Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 20, 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.