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EPN No. 03.0380

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 24, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 24, 1977 · 10:15 UTCLaunch 1977-095Launch no. 2,007 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 24, 1977, 10:15
Launch designation
1977-095
Mission
EPN No. 03.0380
Flight name
Kosmos-956
Vehicle flight ID
45028-201
Flight code
Okean GVM

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
862 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9561977-095ANORAD 10375Southern State Design BureauTechnology1,800 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 27, 1982

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.