Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 17
Launched
November 24, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,169th launch, 89th this year and humanity's 2,029th orbital launch attempt. It was the 169th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-963, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,198 × 1,213 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
- 169th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,169th launch89th this yearhumanity's 2,029th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-963 · NORAD 10491 · 1977-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 963
- Object ID
- 1977-109A
- Epoch
- 1977-11-24 15:57:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.16428315 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010436
- Inclination
- 82.9198°
- Ascending node
- 309.0481°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.8189°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.1169°
- 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-963 · NORAD 10491 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 46-302 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
77th launch from 132/1 (132L), 14th this year · 584th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 17 launch?
Sfera 17 launched on November 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 17?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 17 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 17 reach?
Kosmos-963, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,198 × 1,213 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Sfera 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).