Sfera #2

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:45:00

Tuesday June 4, 1968

Mission Details

Launch Notes

The launch was a failure for an unknown reason.

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

750 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Cosmos-3M

Active 1967 to 2010

OKB-586 logo

Manufacturer

OKB-586

Rocket

Height: 32.42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,500 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,486 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.44m

Height: 5.72m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 132/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 5 hours

Stats

Cosmos-3


21st

Mission

5th

Mission of 1968

OKB-586


328th

Mission

35th

Mission of 1968

1968


51st

Orbital launch attempt