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Zenit-4MK

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 25, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 25, 1976 · 14:30 UTCLaunch 1976-106Launch no. 1,885 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 25, 1976, 14:30
Launch designation
1976-106
Mission
Zenit-4MK
Flight name
Kosmos-863
Vehicle flight ID
78026 -686

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
465 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8631976-106ANORAD 9499Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,310 kgLanded · Nov 5, 1976

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