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Cosmos 975
Cosmos 975 was launched on January 10, 1978 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 19, 2001).
COSPAR 1978-004ANORAD 10561Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-975
- Common name
- Cosmos 975
- Payload designation
- Ikar No. 11L
- Other names
- Tselina-D No. 11L:P,11F619 No. 510-48-211:RA
- International designator
- 1978-004A
- NORAD catalog number
- 10561
- GCAT identifier
- S10561
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/008
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Tselina-D
- Owner
- GRU
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Tselina-D
Launch
- Date
- January 10, 1978 · 13:23 UTC
- Launch record
- 1978-004Success
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 550 km
- Apogee
- 564 km
- Inclination
- 81.20°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- September 19, 2001
- Last known active
- 1980
- End of operations
- 1980
Size
- Mass
- 1,750 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,750 kg
- Length
- 3.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 13.1 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907842 (CC0).