Tselina-O [Yuzhnoye]
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.
Development began during the 1960's, leading to a first launch in 1967. Earlier some technologies should have been tested on two DS-K-40 satellites, which both failed to orbit. TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy) developed the payload while V M Kovtunenko of Yuzhnoye/OKB-586 build the satellite. After the testing was complete in 1970 the Tselina-O complex was declared operational in 1971, while the whole system was operational in 1976.
Possibly later launches in this list might have been improved Tselina-OK spacecraft, but it is still unclear, if Tselina-OK was ever launched.
After the retirement of the Tselina-O component, Tselina-D took over the general ELINT surveillance function in 1984.
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.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | SIGINT |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | Yuzhnoye (prime), TsNII-108 GKRE (payload) |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 4 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 6 months |
Mass: | 434 kg |
Orbit: | 525 km × 525 km, 74° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 189 (Tselina-O #1) | 1967-108A | 30.10.1967 | Pl | Kosmos-3M | GVM ? | |
Kosmos 200 (Tselina-O #2) | 1968-006A | 19.01.1968 | Pl | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 250 (Tselina-O #3) | 1968-095A | 30.10.1968 | Pl | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 269 (Tselina-O #4) | 1969-021A | 05.03.1969 | Pl | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 315 (Tselina-O #5) | 1969-107A | 20.12.1969 | Pl | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 330 (Tselina-O #6) | 1970-024A | 07.04.1970 | Pl | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 387 (Tselina-O #7) | 1970-111A | 16.12.1970 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 395 (Tselina-O #8) | 1971-013A | 17.02.1971 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 425 (Tselina-O #9) | 1971-050A | 29.05.1971 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos (430) (Tselina-O #10) | 1971-F07 | 22.07.1971 | Pl LC-132/2 | F | Kosmos-3M | |
Kosmos 436 (Tselina-O #11) | 1971-074A | 07.09.1971 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 437 (Tselina-O #12) | 1971-075A | 10.09.1971 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 460 (Tselina-O #13) | 1971-103A | 30.11.1971 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 479 (Tselina-O #14) | 1972-017A | 22.03.1972 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 500 (Tselina-O #15) | 1972-053A | 10.07.1972 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 536 (Tselina-O #16) | 1972-088A | 03.11.1972 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 544 (Tselina-O #17) | 1973-003A | 20.01.1973 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 549 (Tselina-O #18) | 1973-010A | 28.02.1973 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos (576) (Tselina-O #19) | 1973-E01 | 26.06.1973 | Pl LC-132/1 | F% | Kosmos-3M | pre-launch explosion |
Kosmos 582 (Tselina-O #20) | 1973-060A | 28.08.1973 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 610 (Tselina-O #21) | 1973-093A | 27.11.1973 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 631 (Tselina-O #22) | 1974-005A | 06.02.1974 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 655 (Tselina-O #23) | 1974-035A | 21.05.1974 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 661 (Tselina-O #24) | 1974-045A | 21.06.1974 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 698 (Tselina-O #25) | 1974-100A | 18.12.1974 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 707 (Tselina-O #26) | 1975-008A | 05.02.1975 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 749 (Tselina-O #27) | 1975-062A | 04.07.1975 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 781 (Tselina-O #28) | 1975-109A | 21.11.1975 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 787 (Tselina-O #29) | 1976-001A | 06.01.1976 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 790 (Tselina-O #30) | 1976-007A | 22.01.1976 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 812 (Tselina-O #31) | 1976-031A | 06.04.1976 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 845 (Tselina-O #32) | 1976-075A | 27.07.1976 | Pl LC-132/2. | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 870 (Tselina-O #33) | 1976-115A | 02.12.1976 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 899 (Tselina-O #34) | 1977-022A | 24.03.1977 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 924 (Tselina-O #35) | 1977-060A | 04.07.1977 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 960 (Tselina-O #36) | 1977-103A | 25.10.1977 | Pl LC-132/1. | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 1008 (Tselina-O #37) | 1978-049A | 17.05.1978 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 1062 (Tselina-O #38) | 1978-115A | 15.12.1978 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 1114 (Tselina-O #39) | 1979-065A | 11.07.1979 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 1215 (Tselina-O #40) | 1980-083A | 14.10.1980 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
Kosmos 1345 (Tselina-O #41) | 1982-026A | 31.03.1982 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M |