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Lira

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 9, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 9, 1976 · 20:00 UTCLaunch 1976-120Launch no. 1,900 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 9, 1976, 20:00
Launch designation
1976-120
Mission
Lira
Flight name
Kosmos-880
Vehicle flight ID
53719-153

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
626 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8801976-120ANORAD 9601Space Defence Force, USSR Armed ForcesTarget1,045 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 8, 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.