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DS-P1-I No. 17

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 18, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 18, 1976 · 09:30 UTCLaunch 1976-083Launch no. 1,861 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 18, 1976, 09:30
Launch designation
1976-083
Mission
DS-P1-I No. 17
Flight name
Kosmos-849
Vehicle flight ID
64619-184

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
263 km
Initial apogee
863 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8491976-083ANORAD 9382Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 24, 1978

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