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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 18, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 18, 1974 · 14:11 UTCLaunch 1974-100Launch no. 1,639 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 1974, 14:11
Launch designation
1974-100
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-698
Vehicle flight ID
53721-256

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6981974-100ANORAD 7576Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 9, 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.