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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 21, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 21, 1974 · 06:15 UTCLaunch 1974-035Launch no. 1,569 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 21, 1974, 06:15
Launch designation
1974-035
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-655
Vehicle flight ID
53719-152

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6551974-035ANORAD 7306Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 19, 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.