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Cosmos-997
Cosmos-997 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the TKS VA program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Cosmos-997 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the TKS VA program. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1978-032; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 30 March 1978, 00:00:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 30 March 1978
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cosmos-997
GCAT program: TKS VA.
- GCAT ID
- S10770
- Manufacturer
- ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
- Launch mass
- 3,800 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.9 m long · 2.8 m diameter · 5.9 m span
Cosmos-998
GCAT program: TKS VA.
- GCAT ID
- S10771
- Manufacturer
- ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
- Launch mass
- 3,800 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.9 m long · 2.8 m diameter · 5.9 m span
TKS GVM
GCAT program: TKS.
- GCAT ID
- S10775
- Manufacturer
- ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
- Launch mass
- 10,000 kg
- Dimensions
- 10 m long · 4.2 m diameter · 10 m span
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