Prognoz 5

Prognoz 5 carried scientific apparatus for research of radiation from the sun, solar wind, magnetic fields in circumterrestrial space. Prognoz 5 was launched on November 25, 1976 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 25, 1976).

COSPAR 1976-112ANORAD 9557Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Prognoz-5
Common name: Prognoz 5
Payload designation: SO-M No. 505
International designator: 1976-112A
NORAD catalog number: 9557
GCAT identifier: S09557
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.355

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: SO-M
Owner: IKI
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): SO-M

Launch

Date: November 25, 1976 · 03:59 UTC
Launch record: 1976-112Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): DSO
Perigee: 3,869 km
Apogee: 195,485 km
Inclination: 66.58°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 25, 1976
Last known active: Jul 20, 1977
End of operations: Jul 20, 1977

Size

Mass: 930 kg
Dry mass: 930 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 10.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00572
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: November 25, 1976
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · July 12, 1979

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111855228 (CC0).