Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 15
Launched
July 21, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 21, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,030th launch, 51st this year and humanity's 1,854th orbital launch attempt. It was the 134th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-842, one of 2 catalogued objects, from July 28, 1976, was 981 × 1,013 km inclined 83.0°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 134th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,030th launch51st this yearhumanity's 1,854th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-842 · NORAD 9025 · 1976-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 842
- Object ID
- 1976-070A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-28 23:56:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72691059 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021468
- Inclination
- 82.969°
- Ascending node
- 117.0477°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.792°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.0866°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 104
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-842 · NORAD 9025 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-266 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
59th launch from 132/1 (132L), 13th this year · 494th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sfera 15 launch?
Sfera 15 launched on July 21, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 15 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-842, one of 2 catalogued objects, from July 28, 1976, was 981 × 1,013 km inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Sfera 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).