COSMOS 970

10531
Spacetrack Directory Number
1977-12-21
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 970

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 970
Orbit launches 1977-12-21
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 936 km
Apogee 1136 km

Additional information COSMOS 970

COSMOS 970, 10531 is a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 1977 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 970 Date of exalting 21.12.1977y.


Update time: 2026-04-27 15:00:34
COSMOS 970 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1977-12-21