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Cosmos 778

Cosmos 778 was launched on November 4, 1975 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1975-103ANORAD 8419Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-778
Common name
Cosmos 778
Payload designation
Tsiklon-B
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 4]:JP
International designator
1975-103A
NORAD catalog number
8419
GCAT identifier
S08419
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.333

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
OKB-10
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
November 4, 1975 · 10:12 UTC
Launch record
1975-103Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
973 km
Apogee
1,004 km
Inclination
82.97°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1977
End of operations
1977

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753995 (CC0).