1968

1968 · Soviet Space Program

Sfera 2

failureKosmos-3M | Sfera 2

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
June 4, 1968 at 06:45 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
132/2
Mission
Sfera 2
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1