Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-M 13

Launched

December 13, 1977

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

DS-P1-M 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 13, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,175th launch, 95th this year and humanity's 2,037th orbital launch attempt. It was the 172nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-967, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 963 × 1,002 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 4 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: 172nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,175th launch95th this yearhumanity's 2,037th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.8°Inclination

963 × 1002 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

104.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

301.9°Ascending node

17838 d agoElement epoch1977-12-13 15:31 UTC · stale

Kosmos-967 · NORAD 10512 · 1977-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers

Object: COSMOS 967
Object ID: 1977-116A
Epoch: 1977-12-13 15:31:19 UTC
Mean motion: 13.76751085 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0026339
Inclination: 65.835°
Ascending node: 301.9344°
Arg. of perigee: 304.226°
Mean anomaly: 57.6583°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 0
B*: 0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit

Kosmos-967 · NORAD 10512 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 16-332 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

ASAT target satellite

Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

79th launch from 132/1 (132L), 16th this year · 588th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

14 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did DS-P1-M 13 launch?

DS-P1-M 13 launched on December 13, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-M 13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-M 13?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did DS-P1-M 13 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did DS-P1-M 13 reach?

Kosmos-967, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 963 × 1,002 km orbit inclined 65.8°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-M 13 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).