1969

1969 · Soviet Space Program

Sfera 4

successKosmos-3M | Sfera 4

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.

Overview

Date / time
March 17, 1969 at 04:40 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
132/2
Mission
Sfera 4
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1