Status
Success
Cosmos 900
Launch Time
Tue Mar 29, 1977 23:00 UTC
Tue Mar 29, 1977 23:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 900
Cosmos 900 (or Oval) was a Soviet low earth orbiting satellite.
Onboard were a number of space physics instruments:
- High-Frequency Electron Temperature Probe
- Differential Energy Spectrometer
- Differential Low Energy Spectrometer
- Relativistic Proton and Electron Counter
- Auroral Photometer
- Flat Retarding Potential Analyzer
- Spherical Ion Trap with Floating Potential
- Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe
- Panoramic Electrostatic Spectrometer
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,056.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1977
24th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
172nd mission
6th mission of 1977
157th successful mission
34th consecutive successful mission