Status
Failure
Sfera #2
Launch Time
Tue Jun 04, 1968 18:45 UTC
Tue Jun 04, 1968 18:45 UTC
The launch was a failure for an unknown reason.
Rocket
Mission Details
Sfera #2
Sfera #2 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
1968
51st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
21st mission
5th mission of 1968
4th failed mission