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DS-P1-Yu No. 79

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 26, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 26, 1976 · 10:59 UTCLaunch 1976-084Launch no. 1,862 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 26, 1976, 10:59
Launch designation
1976-084
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 79
Flight name
Kosmos-850
Vehicle flight ID
29519-183

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
269 km
Initial apogee
492 km
Inclination
70.9°
Payload mass to orbit
0.193 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8501976-084ANORAD 9387Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration193 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 16, 1977

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