Kosmos 967

Soviet anti-satellite test target satellite. Kosmos 967 was launched on December 13, 1977 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1977-116ANORAD 10512Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-967
Common name: Kosmos 967
Payload designation: Lira No. 7?
Other names: DS-P1-M:P
International designator: 1977-116A
NORAD catalog number: 10512
GCAT identifier: S10512
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.370

Mission

Mission type: Target
Use: Defense
Program: Lira
Owner: PKO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Romb

Launch

Date: December 13, 1977 · 15:53 UTC
Launch record: 1977-116Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 962 km
Apogee: 1,004 km
Inclination: 65.83°
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 Q53649 (CC0).