In orbitDebris

SL-8 DEB

NORAD: 10524
COSPAR: 1977-119C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S10524, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-12-16
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-968
Mission name: Strela-2M
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC132/1
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-119

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-119, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1977-12-16
Period: 96.8 min
Inclination: 74.02°
Apogee: 609 km
Perigee: 601 km
Radar cross-section: 0.008 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 968 (NORAD 10520)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit