Status
Success
Cosmos 770
Launch Time
Wed Sep 24, 1975 12:00 UTC
Wed Sep 24, 1975 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 770
Cosmos 770 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
93rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
132nd mission
14th mission of 1975
118th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission