Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 16
Launched
May 25, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 25, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,111th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 1,955th orbital launch attempt. It was the 154th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-911, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 1,000 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 154th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,111th launch31st this yearhumanity's 1,955th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-911 · NORAD 10019 · 1977-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 911
- Object ID
- 1977-039A
- Epoch
- 1977-05-25 12:27:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75511456 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001777
- Inclination
- 82.9492°
- Ascending node
- 75.9849°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.9815°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.925°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-911 · NORAD 10019 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 49-163 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
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83rd launch from 132/2, 6th this year · 546th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 16 launch?
Sfera 16 launched on May 25, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 16?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 16 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 16 reach?
Kosmos-911, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 1,000 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Sfera 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).