Status
Success
Cosmos 842
Launch Time
Wed Jul 21, 1976 10:20 UTC
Wed Jul 21, 1976 10:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 842
Cosmos 842 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
1976
71st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
155th mission
17th mission of 1976
140th successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission