Kosmos 409 (Sfera), a Soviet geodetic satellite used for Earth-figure and geodesy measurements. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 placed the craft in LEO on 28 April 1971.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 35th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 28 April 1971, 14:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1971-038
- Launches in 1971
- 41st of 133
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