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Launch · COSPAR 1977-119 · 16 Dec 1977

COSMOS 968

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

5

Decayed

0

0% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 968Kosmos (Russian military / government)105201977-119AUnknownLEO755 / 781 km74.03°on orbitRussian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 R/B105211977-119BInactiveLEO737 / 764 km74.03°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 DEB105241977-119CInactiveLEO601 / 611 km74.02°on orbit—
SL-8 DEB105251977-119DInactiveLEO611 / 623 km74.01°on orbit—
SL-8 DEB185121977-119EInactiveLEO546 / 551 km74.02°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1977-119
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
16 Dec 1977
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKSZ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1977-119; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 968 — Launch 1977-119, 16 Dec 1977 | SatelliteIndex