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Zenit-4MK

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 17, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 17, 1976 · 09:30 UTCLaunch 1976-123Launch no. 1,903 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 17, 1976, 09:30
Launch designation
1976-123
Mission
Zenit-4MK
Flight name
Kosmos-884
Vehicle flight ID
78026 -674

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8841976-123ANORAD 9614Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,310 kgL? · Dec 29, 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.