In orbitDebris

COSMOS 917 DEB

NORAD: 27884
COSPAR: 1977-047G

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Spacecraft

Owner: Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27884, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-06-16
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M 2BL
Flight: Kosmos-917
Mission name: Oko
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/4
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-047

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-047, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1977-06-16
Period: 712.4 min
Inclination: 59.90°
Apogee: 39,793 km
Perigee: 295 km
Radar cross-section: 0.945 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 917 (NORAD 10059)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris17 in total, 13 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit