In orbitDebris

COSMOS 951 DEB

NORAD: 37236
COSPAR: 1977-087D

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Spacecraft

Built by: PO Polyot, Filial GKNPTs Khrunichev
Owner: Russian Space Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S37236, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-09-13
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-951
Mission name: Parus
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC132/1
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-087

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-087, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1977-09-13
Period: 104.3 min
Inclination: 82.97°
Apogee: 986 km
Perigee: 936 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0175 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-8 R/B (NORAD 10355)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit