Kosmos-3M | Sfera 1

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Sfera 1’.

Launch image Kosmos-3M | Sfera 1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 20, 1968, 4 p.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Sfera 1 (LEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Kosmos-3M

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

132/2

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Sfera 1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
3129 COSMOS 203 LEO 74.05 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Sfera 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#799

To this date

Location Launch

#40

To this date

Pad Launch

#7

To this date

Agency Launch

#295

To this date

Orbital Launch

#12

Year 1968

Location Launch

#3

Year 1968

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1968

Agency Launch

#6

Year 1968

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