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Success Soviet Union, Tsiklon-2

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Second generation ASAT satellite

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to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterTsiklon-2
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Tsiklon-2

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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO

Government/Top Secret · LEO

What it put in orbit122 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
COSMOS 970 1977-121A Payload 934 × 1138 km · 65.8° Globe
SL-11 R/B 1977-121B Rocket body re-entered 1977-12-25
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121C Debris 887 × 1066 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121D Debris 1055 × 1187 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121E Debris 840 × 997 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121F Debris 886 × 1109 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121G Debris 928 × 1099 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121H Debris 851 × 1468 km · 65.8° Globe
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COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121J Debris 982 × 1122 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121K Debris 873 × 1158 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121L Debris 876 × 1059 km · 65.4° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121M Debris 934 × 948 km · 65.4° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121N Debris 828 × 1049 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121P Debris 823 × 1107 km · 65.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121Q Debris 998 × 1132 km · 66.4° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121R Debris 950 × 1115 km · 65.5° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121S Debris 950 × 1111 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121T Debris 915 × 1106 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121U Debris 897 × 1108 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121V Debris 902 × 1107 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121W Debris 1097 × 1171 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121X Debris 1028 × 1155 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121Y Debris 866 × 1088 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121Z Debris 934 × 1099 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AA Debris 892 × 1056 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AB Debris 934 × 1092 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AC Debris 910 × 1092 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AD Debris 880 × 1065 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AE Debris 894 × 1061 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AF Debris 825 × 1117 km · 66.4° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AG Debris 949 × 1047 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AH Debris 913 × 1058 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AJ Debris 828 × 1073 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AK Debris 932 × 1120 km · 65.5° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AL Debris 886 × 1065 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AM Debris 889 × 1100 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AN Debris 921 × 1125 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AP Debris 1026 × 1188 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AQ Debris 755 × 936 km · 66.2° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AR Debris 960 × 1047 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AS Debris 837 × 987 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AT Debris 930 × 1030 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AU Debris 957 × 1125 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AV Debris 1062 × 1178 km · 66.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AW Debris 941 × 1020 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AX Debris 902 × 1043 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AY Debris 844 × 1017 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121AZ Debris 1041 × 1193 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BA Debris 1004 × 1122 km · 66.5° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BB Debris 830 × 1115 km · 66.1° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BC Debris 1018 × 1042 km · 65.3° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BD Debris 890 × 993 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BE Debris 929 × 953 km · 65.4° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BF Debris 612 × 722 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BG Debris 925 × 1018 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BH Debris 629 × 678 km · 66.5° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BJ Debris 1075 × 1276 km · 64.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BK Debris 907 × 1069 km · 66.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BL Debris 1002 × 1104 km · 66.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BM Debris 920 × 1112 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BN Debris re-entered 1991-09-15
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BP Debris 777 × 1008 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BQ Debris 938 × 1123 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BR Debris re-entered 2010-03-19
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BS Debris 885 × 1059 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BT Debris re-entered 1991-09-15
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BU Debris re-entered 1989-02-02
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BV Debris re-entered 1996-05-05
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BW Debris 505 × 1011 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BX Debris re-entered 2002-10-10
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BY Debris re-entered 2026-10-07
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121BZ Debris 879 × 1055 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CA Debris 853 × 1015 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CB Debris 896 × 1043 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CC Debris 951 × 1101 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CD Debris 910 × 1089 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CE Debris 881 × 1016 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CF Debris 1043 × 1234 km · 64.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CG Debris 909 × 1105 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CH Debris 957 × 1064 km · 66.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CJ Debris 834 × 1170 km · 66.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CK Debris 1044 × 1165 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CL Debris 828 × 905 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CM Debris 1061 × 1210 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CN Debris 903 × 1086 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CP Debris 832 × 961 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CQ Debris 910 × 1092 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CR Debris 908 × 1070 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CS Debris 945 × 1136 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CT Debris 971 × 1041 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CU Debris 951 × 1090 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CV Debris 932 × 1119 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CW Debris 979 × 1122 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CX Debris 924 × 1076 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CY Debris 944 × 1121 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121CZ Debris 937 × 1087 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DA Debris 905 × 1056 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DB Debris 897 × 1072 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DC Debris 851 × 1021 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DD Debris 970 × 1141 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DE Debris 880 × 1099 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DF Debris 891 × 1096 km · 66.1° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DG Debris 950 × 1127 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DH Debris 882 × 1058 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DJ Debris 900 × 1111 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DK Debris 909 × 1076 km · 66.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DL Debris 1110 × 1127 km · 65.7° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DM Debris 1056 × 1232 km · 66.0° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DN Debris 1049 × 1194 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DP Debris 901 × 1054 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DQ Debris 888 × 1054 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DR Debris 836 × 1000 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DS Debris 842 × 1089 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DT Debris 890 × 1083 km · 65.5° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DU Debris 910 × 1090 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DV Debris 855 × 1026 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DW Debris 873 × 1038 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DX Debris 920 × 1131 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DY Debris 880 × 1067 km · 65.8° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121DZ Debris 804 × 1006 km · 65.6° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121EA Debris 959 × 1118 km · 65.9° Globe
COSMOS 970 DEB 1977-121EB Debris 1024 × 1101 km · 65.8° Globe

COSPAR ID 1977-121. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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