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Tselina-OM

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

June 21, 1974 · 09:03 UTCLaunch 1974-045Launch no. 1,580 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 21, 1974, 09:03
Launch designation
1974-045
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-661
Vehicle flight ID
65053-205

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6611974-045ANORAD 7339Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 27, 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.