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Tselina-D (11F619, Ikar)

Tselina-R (Tselina-D probably similar) [Yuzhnoye]

The Tselina-D (11F619) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-D provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites.

Development began during the 1960's, leading to a first launch in 1970. TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy) developed the payload while V M Kovtunenko of Yuzhnoye/OKB-586 build the satellite and launch vehicle. Continuing problems prevented the system from becoming operational before 1976.

After the retirement of the Tselina-O component, Tselina-D took over the general ELINT surveillance function in 1984. The final launch attempt in the series took place in 1994, when Tselina-D was replaced by the improved Tselina-2 satellites, which were launched since the mid 1980ies.

Tselina-D and -O spacecraft were operated simultaneously to provide surveillance and detailed observation and classification of radio emitters. Recorded data was stored on board and dumped to groundstations in the USSR.

Tselina-D satellites were operated in six orbital planes, spaced 30° apart. At the end of the system usage, the orbital regime had been reduced to three orbital planes spaced at 60 degrees, complementing the Tselina-2 constellation in four higher-altitude orbital planes spaced 40 degrees apart.

Western observers of the Kettering Group were able to monitor the status of the Tselina-D satellites via their continuous-wave beacons which operated at 153 MHz.

Kosmos 1408 (Tselina-D #38), which was launched in September 1982, was destroyed during a Russian kinetic ASAT weapon test on 15 November 2021, creating a large debris cloud.

Nation: USSR
Type / Application: SIGINT
Operator:
Contractors: Yuzhnoye (prime), TsNII-108 GKRE (payload)
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 6 months
Mass: ~ 2000 kg
Orbit: 544 km × 566 km; 82° (typical)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Kosmos 389 (Tselina-D #1) 1970-113A 18.12.1970 Pl LC-41/1 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 405 (Tselina-D #2) 1971-028A 07.04.1971 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 476 (Tselina-D #3) 1972-011A 01.03.1972 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 542 (Tselina-D #4) 1972-106A 28.12.1972 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 604 (Tselina-D #5) 1973-080A 29.10.1973 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 673 (Tselina-D #6) 1974-066A 16.08.1974 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 744 (Tselina-D #7) 1975-056A 20.06.1975 Pl LC-41/1 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 756 (Tselina-D #8) 1975-076A 22.08.1975 Pl LC-41/1 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 808 (Tselina-D #9) 1976-024A 16.03.1976 Pl LC-41/1 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 851 (Tselina-D #10) 1976-085A 27.08.1976 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 895 (Tselina-D #11) 1977-015A 26.02.1977 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 925 (Tselina-D #12) 1977-061A 07.07.1977 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 955 (Tselina-D #13) 1977-091A 20.09.1977 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 975 (Tselina-D #14) 1978-004A 10.01.1978 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1005 (Tselina-D #15) 1978-045A 12.05.1978 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1043 (Tselina-D #16) 1978-094A 10.10.1978 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1063 (Tselina-D #17) 1978-117A 19.12.1978 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1077 (Tselina-D #18) 1979-012A 13.02.1979 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1093 (Tselina-D #19) 1979-032A 14.04.1979 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1116 (Tselina-D #20) 1979-067A 20.07.1979 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1143 (Tselina-D #21) 1979-093A 26.10.1979 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1145 (Tselina-D #22) 1979-099A 27.11.1979 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1154 (Tselina-D #23) 1980-008A 30.01.1980 Pl LC-43/4 Vostok-2M
Kosmos (1169) (Tselina-D #24) 1980-E01 18.03.1980 Pl LC-43/4 F% Vostok-2M Pre-launch failure
Kosmos 1184 (Tselina-D #25) 1980-044A 04.06.1980 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1206 (Tselina-D #26) 1980-069A 15.08.1980 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1222 (Tselina-D #27) 1980-093A 21.11.1980 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1242 (Tselina-D #28) 1981-008A 27.01.1981 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1271 (Tselina-D #29) 1981-046A 19.05.1981 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1300 (Tselina-D #30) 1981-082A 24.08.1981 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1315 (Tselina-D #31) 1981-103A 13.10.1981 Pl LC-43/3 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1328 (Tselina-D #32) 1981-117A 03.12.1981 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1340 (Tselina-D #33) 1982-013A 19.02.1982 Pl LC-16/2 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1346 (Tselina-D #34) 1982-027A 31.03.1982 Pl LC-16/2 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1356 (Tselina-D #35) 1982-039A 05.05.1982 Pl LC-16/2 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1378 (Tselina-D #36) 1982-059A 10.06.1982 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1400 (Tselina-D #37) 1982-079A 05.08.1982 Pl LC-16/2 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1408 (Tselina-D #38) 1982-092A 16.09.1982 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1437 (Tselina-D #39) 1983-003A 20.01.1983 Pl LC-16/2 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1441 (Tselina-D #40) 1983-010A 16.02.1983 Pl LC-16/2 Vostok-2M
Kosmos 1455 (Tselina-D #41) 1983-037A 23.04.1983 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1470 (Tselina-D #42) 1983-061A 22.06.1983 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1515 (Tselina-D #43) 1983-122A 15.12.1983 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1536 (Tselina-D #44) 1984-013A 08.02.1984 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1544 (Tselina-D #45) 1984-027A 15.03.1984 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1606 (Tselina-D #46) 1984-111A 18.10.1984 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1626 (Tselina-D #47) 1985-009A 24.01.1985 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1633 (Tselina-D #48) 1985-020A 05.03.1985 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1666 (Tselina-D #49) 1985-058A 08.07.1985 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1674 (Tselina-D #50) 1985-069A 08.08.1985 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1703 (Tselina-D #51) 1985-108A 22.11.1985 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1707 (Tselina-D #52) 1985-113A 12.12.1985 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1726 (Tselina-D #53) 1986-006A 17.01.1986 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1733 (Tselina-D #54) 1986-018A 19.02.1986 Pl LC-32/1? Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1743 (Tselina-D #55) 1986-034A 15.05.1986 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1758 (Tselina-D #56) 1986-046A 12.06.1986 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1782 (Tselina-D #57) 1986-074A 30.09.1986 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1812 (Tselina-D #58) 1987-003A 14.01.1987 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1825 (Tselina-D #59) 1987-024A 03.03.1987 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1842 (Tselina-D #60) 1987-038A 27.04.1987 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1862 (Tselina-D #61) 1987-055A 01.07.1987 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1892 (Tselina-D #62) 1987-088A 20.10.1987 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1908 (Tselina-D #63) 1988-001A 06.01.1988 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1933 (Tselina-D #64) 1988-020A 15.03.1988 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1953 (Tselina-D #65) 1988-050A 14.06.1988 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 1975 (Tselina-D #66) 1988-093A 11.10.1988 Pl LC-32/1 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 2221 (Tselina-D #67) 1992-080A 24.11.1992 Pl LC-32/2? Tsiklon-3
Kosmos 2228 (Tselina-D #68) 1992-094A 25.12.1992 Pl LC-32/2 Tsiklon-3
Kosmos (2281) (Tselina-D #69) 1994-F02 25.05.1994 Pl LC-32/2 F Tsiklon-3

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