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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 25, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 25, 1977 · 05:25 UTCLaunch 1977-103Launch no. 2,016 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 25, 1977, 05:25
Launch designation
1977-103
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-960
Vehicle flight ID
53746-309

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9601977-103ANORAD 10430Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 22, 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.