Sfera 12

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Low Earth Orbit 132/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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.

Kosmos-3M

Family:
Configuration: -3M

N/A

Specifications
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Kosmos-3M
  • Family
  • Variant
    -3M
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Russian Space Forces

Russian Space Forces

(VKS)

Commander: Aleksandr Golovko Founded: 1992 Successes: 133 Failures: 8 Pending: 3

Agency Type:

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.

WIKI

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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