Status
Success
Cosmos 1067
Launch Time
Tue Dec 26, 1978 13:30 UTC
Tue Dec 26, 1978 13:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1067
Cosmos 1067 is a satellite of the Sfera constellation. Sfera satellites were used to determine the shape of the Earth and the geographical variations of its gravitational field. They did not have the shape of a sphere, but a cylinder 3 meters long. These satellites were launched until 1978, and are no longer in operation today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 750.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1978
126th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
216th mission
21st mission of 1978
199th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission