Launch Overview
Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC132/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
Yu149 -41LM
COSPAR Designator
1969-103
Mission
Sfera 5 (Earth Science)
The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
445 (74 YTD)
Site launches
103 (35 YTD)
Pad launches
2 (2 YTD)