Status
Success
Cosmos 585
Launch Time
Sat Sep 08, 1973 01:50 UTC
Sat Sep 08, 1973 01:50 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 585
Cosmos 585 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
1973
70th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
92nd mission
10th mission of 1973
79th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission