Soviet Space Program

Sfera 15

Kosmos-3M (11K65M)

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, July 21, 1976 · 10:20 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Kosmos-3M (11K65M)

Variant: -3M

Launch Pad

132/1 (132L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.883° N, 40.869° E

59

Pad Launches

494

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1030

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71

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