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Cosmos 930

Cosmos 930 was launched on July 19, 1977 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (May 12, 1980).

COSPAR 1977-067ANORAD 10149Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-930
Common name
Cosmos 930
Payload designation
Taifun-2A (02)
Other names
Romb [No. 4]:JP
International designator
1977-067A
NORAD catalog number
10149
GCAT identifier
S10149
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.365

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Taifun-2A
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Romb

Launch

Date
July 19, 1977 · 08:40 UTC
Launch record
1977-067Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
479 km
Apogee
513 km
Inclination
74.02°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
May 12, 1980
Last known active
1978
End of operations
1978

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
570 kg
Total mass with attached objects
2,005 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907829 (CC0).