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Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterMolniya-M 2BL
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Elliptical
Government/Top Secret · Elliptical
What it put in orbit20 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 917 1977-047A | Payload | re-entered 2023-01-04 | |
| SL-6 R/B(1) 1977-047B | Rocket body | re-entered 1977-08-17 | |
| SL-6 PLAT 1977-047C | Debris | re-entered 1977-07-14 | |
| SL-6 R/B(2) 1977-047D | Rocket body | 5088 × 35493 km · 67.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047E | Debris | 781 × 39216 km · 61.2° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047F | Debris | 237 × 39712 km · 60.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047G | Debris | 302 × 39791 km · 59.9° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047H | Debris | 4136 × 35610 km · 66.9° | Globe |
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| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047J | Debris | 5143 × 36380 km · 68.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047K | Debris | 2281 × 38557 km · 63.2° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047L | Debris | 292 × 39771 km · 60.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047M | Debris | re-entered 2011-07-04 | |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047N | Debris | 5841 × 34698 km · 67.3° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047P | Debris | 7155 × 35537 km · 69.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047Q | Debris | re-entered 2013-10-19 | |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047R | Debris | 4283 × 36072 km · 70.7° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047S | Debris | 324 × 39797 km · 59.9° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047T | Debris | 4003 × 36371 km · 71.5° | Globe |
| SL-6 DEB 1977-047U | Debris | 2844 × 35324 km · 67.2° | Globe |
| COSMOS 917 DEB 1977-047V | Debris | re-entered 2022-06-26 |
COSPAR ID 1977-047. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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