Status
Success
Cosmos 911
Launch Time
Wed May 25, 1977 11:00 UTC
Wed May 25, 1977 11:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 911
Cosmos 911 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
1977
40th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
175th mission
9th mission of 1977
160th successful mission
37th consecutive successful mission