In orbitDebris

SL-8 DEB

NORAD: 10013
COSPAR: 1977-036C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S10013, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-05-19
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-909
Mission name: Lira
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC132/2
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-036

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-036, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1977-05-19
Period: 117.0 min
Inclination: 65.86°
Apogee: 2,105 km
Perigee: 986 km
Radar cross-section: 0.406 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 909 (NORAD 10010)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit