Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 20

Name: Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 20
Start: 1973-08-28T10:08:29Z
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Mission Details

Launch date: August 28, 1973 at 10:08 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission type: Government/Top Secret