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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 2, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 2, 1976 · 00:17 UTCLaunch 1976-115Launch no. 1,895 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 2, 1976, 00:17
Launch designation
1976-115
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-870
Vehicle flight ID
53731-273

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8701976-115ANORAD 9573Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 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.