Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-M 12
Launched
October 21, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-P1-M 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 21, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,164th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 2,021st orbital launch attempt. It was the 166th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-959, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 152 × 861 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 166th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,164th launch84th this yearhumanity's 2,021st orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-959 · NORAD 10419 · 1977-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-101A
- Epoch
- 1977-10-22 01:37:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22237015 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0515376
- Inclination
- 65.8343°
- Ascending node
- 160.368°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.6479°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.1805°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 5.35e-9
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-959 · NORAD 10419 · re-entered November 30, 1977
Kosmos-3M 16-325 Stage 2 · re-entered November 8, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASAT target satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
74th launch from 132/1 (132L), 11th this year · 580th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-M 12 launch?
DS-P1-M 12 launched on October 21, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-M 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-M 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-M 12 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-M 12 reach?
Kosmos-959, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 152 × 861 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-M 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).