Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sfera 18
Launched
December 26, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Sfera 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 26, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,271st launch, 89th this year and humanity's 2,171st orbital launch attempt. It was the 195th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1067, one of 2 catalogued objects, from December 29, 1978, was 1,167 × 1,220 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
- 195th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,271st launch89th this yearhumanity's 2,171st orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1067 · NORAD 11168 · 1978-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1067
- Object ID
- 1978-122A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-29 13:55:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.19642544 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035185
- Inclination
- 82.9727°
- Ascending node
- 323.3099°
- Arg. of perigee
- 262.3788°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.3292°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 40
- 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-1067 · NORAD 11168 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-430 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
95th launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 653rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sfera 18 launch?
Sfera 18 launched on December 26, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sfera 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sfera 18?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Sfera 18 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Sfera 18 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1067, one of 2 catalogued objects, from December 29, 1978, was 1,167 × 1,220 km inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Sfera 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).