Status
Success
Cosmos 708
Launch Time
Wed Feb 12, 1975 03:30 UTC
Wed Feb 12, 1975 03:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 708
Cosmos 708 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 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1975
12th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
120th mission
2nd mission of 1975
107th successful mission
30th consecutive successful mission