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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 24, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 24, 1977 · 22:11 UTCLaunch 1977-022Launch no. 1,931 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 24, 1977, 22:11
Launch designation
1977-022
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-899
Vehicle flight ID
53749-159

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8991977-022ANORAD 9883Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 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.