Status
Success
Cosmos 996
Launch Time
Tue Mar 28, 1978 01:30 UTC
Tue Mar 28, 1978 01:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 996
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 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1978
32nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
201st mission
6th mission of 1978
185th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission