Official name | COSMOS 972 |
Alternative name | Cosmos-972 |
Cospar ID | 1977-123A |
Norad ID | 10539 |
Launch date | 1977-12-27 |
Launch site | PKMTR |
Launch vehicle | Tsiklon-3 |
Country/Organization | USSR |
Type application | Vehicle Evaluation |
RCS size | LARGE |
Decay date | ON ORBIT |
Period (min) | 103.68 |
Inclination (deg) | 75.84 |
Perigee (km) | 712 |
Apogee (km) | 1153 |
Eccentricity | 0.236461126005362 |
Mean motion (revs. per day) | 13.8888888888889 |
Semi-Major axis (km) | 7310.635 |
Raan (deg) | 200.1795 |
Arg of perigee (deg) | 83.064 |
Shape | Cyl |
Mass (kg) | 817.64 |
Diameter (m) | 1.3 |
Height (m) | 3.2 |
Propulsion | None |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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COSMOS 921 | 1977-055A | 1977-06-24 | PKMTR | Tsiklon-3 | ||
COSMOS 956 | 1977-095A | 1977-09-24 | PKMTR | Tsiklon-3 | ||
COSMOS 972 | 1977-123A | 1977-12-27 | PKMTR | Tsiklon-3 | ||
COSMOS 1025 | 1978-067A | 1978-06-28 | PKMTR | Tsiklon-3 |