Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oval
Launched
March 29, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Oval launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 29, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,098th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,939th orbital launch attempt. It was the 151st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-900, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 462 × 528 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 2 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
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 151st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,098th launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,939th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-900 · NORAD 9898 · 1977-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 900
- Object ID
- 1977-023A
- Epoch
- 1977-03-30 08:13:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25980854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004784
- Inclination
- 82.945°
- Ascending node
- 199.9298°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.5872°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.0162°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-900 · NORAD 9898 · re-entered October 11, 1979
Kosmos-3M 49-168 Stage 2 · re-entered September 6, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Scientific satellite with a number of space physics instruments
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
81st launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 537th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Oval launch?
Oval launched on March 29, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Oval?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Oval?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Oval launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Oval reach?
Kosmos-900, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 462 × 528 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Oval launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).