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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on January 20, 1973, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 20, 1973 · 03:36 UTCLaunch 1973-003Launch no. 1,418 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 20, 1973, 03:36
Launch designation
1973-003
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-544
Vehicle flight ID
Yu149-44

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-5441973-003ANORAD 6343Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 15, 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.