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Cosmos 956
Cosmos 956 was launched on September 24, 1977 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 27, 1982).
COSPAR 1977-095ANORAD 10375Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-956
- Common name
- Cosmos 956
- Payload designation
- EPN No. 03.0380
- Other names
- Okean GVM No. 202:P,Okean GVM No. 450-28-202:RA
- International designator
- 1977-095A
- NORAD catalog number
- 10375
- GCAT identifier
- S10375
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.368
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Okean-E
- Owner
- Yuzhnoe
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- GVM
Launch
- Date
- September 24, 1977 · 10:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1977-095Success
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-3
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC32/2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 352 km
- Apogee
- 861 km
- Inclination
- 75.83°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- June 27, 1982
- Last known active
- Sep 24, 1977
- End of operations
- Sep 24, 1977
Size
- Mass
- 1,800 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 3.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 3.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907837 (CC0).