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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Kosmos-3M: Sfera 17
The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.
Thursday, 24 November 1977
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleKosmos-3M (11K65M)
Vehicle FamilyKosmos
Vehicle Record423 of 445 launches (95.1%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad132/1 (132L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#114
Agency Launches This Year#89
Launches From This Pad212
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
132/1 (132L) · 62.8832°N 40.8685°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.