Mission record

Kosmos-3M | Sfera 17

Kosmos-3M· 132/1 (132L)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
Russia
Date
Thu, 24 Nov 1977 14:30:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#2029 ever

Mission

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.

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