Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
13:45:00
Thursday July 22, 1971
The launch was a failure for an unknown reason.
Tselina-OM #10 is a satellite of the Tselina-OM constellation. Tselina-OM is a Russian, formerly Soviet, military space-based radio surveillance system. It is capable of determining the exact location of radio-emitting objects and also their type, modes of operation, and how active they are. For instance, preparation for a military operation may raise the activity of the radio communications. Detection of these communications by a space-based surveillance system can provide early warning of this activity, warning that may be unavailable by other means.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
400 kilograms
57th
Mission
11th
Mission of 1971
594th
Mission
47th
Mission of 1971
68th
Orbital launch attempt