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Kosmos 909
Artificial satellite. Kosmos 909 was launched on May 19, 1977 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1977-036ANORAD 10010Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-909
- Common name
- Kosmos 909
- Payload designation
- Lira No. 5?
- Other names
- DS-P1-M:P
- International designator
- 1977-036A
- NORAD catalog number
- 10010
- GCAT identifier
- S10010
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.363
Mission
- Mission type
- Target
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Lira
- Owner
- PKO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Romb
Launch
- Date
- May 19, 1977 · 16:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1977-036Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K65M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC132/2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 990 km
- Apogee
- 2,106 km
- Inclination
- 65.87°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- 1978
- End of operations
- 1978
Size
- Mass
- 1,045 kg
- Dry mass
- 925 kg
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.80 m
- Span
- 23.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53639 (CC0).