Kosmos 909
Mission type | ASAT target |
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COSPAR ID | 1977-036A |
SATCAT no. | 10010![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 May 1977, 16:30 | UTC
Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
Launch site | Plesetsk 132/2 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 985 kilometres (612 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 2,111 kilometres (1,312 mi) |
Inclination | 65.9 degrees |
Period | 117 minutes |
Kosmos 909 (Russian: Космос 909 meaning Cosmos 909) was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1977 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme,[1] and used as a target for and , as part of the Istrebitel Sputnikov programme.[2]
It was launched aboard a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket,[3] from Site 132/2 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch occurred at 16:30 UTC on 19 May 1977.[4]
Kosmos 909 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 985 kilometres (612 mi), an apogee of 2,111 kilometres (1,312 mi), 65.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 117 minutes.[1] Attempted interceptions by Kosmos 910 and 918 on 23 May and 17 June respectively failed, and as of 2009 Kosmos 909 remains in orbit.[2][5]
Kosmos 909 was the fifth of ten satellites to be launched,[1] of which all but the were successful. Lira was derived from the earlier satellite, which it replaced.
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References[]
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "IS-A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
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