Status
Success
Cosmos 963
Launch Time
Thu Nov 24, 1977 14:30 UTC
Thu Nov 24, 1977 14:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 963
Cosmos 963 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
1977
114th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
190th mission
24th mission of 1977
175th successful mission
52nd consecutive successful mission