Kosmos 959, a DS-P1-M (Tyulpan/Lira) radar target satellite, launched on a Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 into low Earth orbit as a co-orbital ASAT practice target for the Soviet IS interceptor program.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1 T
- Flight
- 166th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 21 October 1977, 10:05 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Test Target
- International designator
- 1977-101
- Launches in 1977
- 106th of 130
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