Status
Success
Cosmos 991
Launch Time
Tue Feb 28, 1978 06:43 UTC
Tue Feb 28, 1978 06:43 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 991
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1978
22nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
199th mission
4th mission of 1978
183rd successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission