Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
EPN 03.0380 2
Launched
September 24, 1977
Image: NASA
Summary
EPN 03.0380 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,158th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,014th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Tsiklon-3 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-956, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 360 × 869 km orbit inclined 75.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Tsiklon-3 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,158th launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,014th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-956 · NORAD 10375 · 1977-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 956
- Object ID
- 1977-095A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-26 07:15:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.86842442 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0364226
- Inclination
- 75.8338°
- Ascending node
- 165.9585°
- Arg. of perigee
- 339.6477°
- Mean anomaly
- 18.9388°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-956 · NORAD 10375 · re-entered June 27, 1982
Tsiklon-3 28-201 Stage 3 · re-entered November 1, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-D ELINT satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 32/2, 2nd this year · 577th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did EPN 03.0380 2 launch?
EPN 03.0380 2 launched on September 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EPN 03.0380 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched EPN 03.0380 2?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did EPN 03.0380 2 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did EPN 03.0380 2 reach?
Kosmos-956, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 360 × 869 km orbit inclined 75.8°.
How many satellites did EPN 03.0380 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).