Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:00:00
Tuesday March 29, 1977
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
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
1,056 kilograms
172nd
Mission
6th
Mission of 1977
1107th
Mission
18th
Mission of 1977
24th
Orbital launch attempt