2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
sci-techmaven
Launch logAdvertise
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1976
  4. 1976-072
// orbital launch

Yantar'-2K No. 5

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 22, 1976, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 22, 1976 · 15:40 UTCLaunch 1976-072Launch no. 1,850 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 22, 1976, 15:40
Launch designation
1976-072
Mission
Yantar'-2K No. 5
Flight name
Kosmos-844
Vehicle flight ID
78026 -958

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
421 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8441976-072ANORAD 9046Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging2,886 kgExploded or broke up · Jul 25, 1976
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1976-072Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1976-072Ministry of General Machine Building———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.