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Cosmos 676

Cosmos 676 was launched on September 11, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1974-071ANORAD 7433Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-676
Common name
Cosmos 676
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. 19L
Other names
11F611M No. 794-29-2-19:RA
International designator
1974-071A
NORAD catalog number
7433
GCAT identifier
S07433
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.301

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
September 11, 1974 · 17:40 UTC
Launch record
1974-071Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
794 km
Apogee
814 km
Inclination
74.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1975
End of operations
1975

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753952 (CC0).