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DS-U3-IK No. 6

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on July 27, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 27, 1976 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1976-076Launch no. 1,854 in the log
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC107/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 27, 1976, 12:00
Launch designation
1976-076
Mission
DS-U3-IK No. 6
Flight name
Interkosmos-16
Vehicle flight ID
53746-316

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
519 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.302 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Interkosmos-161976-076ANORAD 9055Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaAstronomy302 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 10, 1979

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