According to the official report (pictured), the satellite contained scientific equipment for the "further exploration of outer space" as well as tools for making exact measurements of its orbital parameters. Also, the satellite was capable of self-observation of its own systems and devices. However,[1] no public data or experiments have ever been returned and it is presumed that it was a test of the military surveillance system, Tselina-D.
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^ abc"Cosmos 955". NASA. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^"Cosmos 955 Launch Information". NASA NSSDCA. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
kosmos, russian, Космос, international, designator, 1977, 091a, satcat, number, 10362, soviet, elint, satellite, launched, from, plesetsk, cosmodrome, september, 1977, satellite, mass, periapsis, apoapsis, period, inclination, orbital, eccentricity, 00235, lau. Kosmos 955 Russian Kosmos 955 International Designator 1977 091A satcat number 10362 1 was a Soviet ELINT satellite launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on September 20 1977 at 01 01 UTC The satellite s mass was 2 500 kg 1 Kosmos 955 had a periapsis of 631 km apoapsis of 664 km period inclination of 81 2 and an orbital eccentricity of 0 00235 It was launched by a Vostok 2M carrier rocket 2 TASS report on the launch of Kosmos 955 It decayed from orbit on 8 September 2000 3 Overview editThe launch of Kosmos 955 has been suggested as the cause of the Petrozavodsk phenomenon 4 According to the official report pictured the satellite contained scientific equipment for the further exploration of outer space as well as tools for making exact measurements of its orbital parameters Also the satellite was capable of self observation of its own systems and devices However 1 no public data or experiments have ever been returned and it is presumed that it was a test of the military surveillance system Tselina D References edit a b c Cosmos 955 NASA Retrieved 11 September 2012 Cosmos 955 Launch Information NASA NSSDCA Retrieved January 1 2023 CelesTrak Search Satellite Catalog Soviet UFO due to secret launch Science News 112 October 8 1977 nbsp Spaceflight portal nbsp This article about one or more spacecraft of the Soviet Union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kosmos 955 amp oldid 1131031130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
