Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur Site 90 launched Kosmos 970, an IS-A (IS-M) co-orbital anti-satellite interceptor for Soviet ASAT tests; it performed a flyby intercept of target Kosmos 967 before self-destruct.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.4 T
- Flight
- 36th
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 21 December 1977, 10:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1977-121
- Launches in 1977
- 127th of 130
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