Status
Success
Cosmos 539
Launch Time
Thu Dec 21, 1972 02:05 UTC
Thu Dec 21, 1972 02:05 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 539
Cosmos 539 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
1972
109th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
81st mission
14th mission of 1972
70th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission