Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
EPN 03.0380 3
Launched
December 27, 1977
Image: NASA
Summary
EPN 03.0380 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 27, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,181st launch, 101st this year and humanity's 2,044th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Tsiklon-3 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-972, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 376 × 767 km orbit inclined 75.7°. 3 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
- 3rd Tsiklon-3 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,181st launch101st this yearhumanity's 2,044th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-972 · NORAD 10539 · 1977-123 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 972
- Object ID
- 1977-123A
- Epoch
- 1977-12-27 09:23:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00898152 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0281835
- Inclination
- 75.7144°
- Ascending node
- 228.0839°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.4508°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.1238°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-972 · NORAD 10539 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 28-202 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-D ELINT satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3rd launch from 32/2, 3rd this year · 593rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did EPN 03.0380 3 launch?
EPN 03.0380 3 launched on December 27, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EPN 03.0380 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched EPN 03.0380 3?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did EPN 03.0380 3 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did EPN 03.0380 3 reach?
Kosmos-972, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 376 × 767 km orbit inclined 75.7°.
How many satellites did EPN 03.0380 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).