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Cosmos 822

Cosmos 822 was launched on May 28, 1976 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 8, 1978).

COSPAR 1976-049ANORAD 8865Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-822
Common name
Cosmos 822
Payload designation
Taifun-1A
International designator
1976-049A
NORAD catalog number
8865
GCAT identifier
S08865
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.346

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Vektor3
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Vektor

Launch

Date
May 28, 1976 · 15:00 UTC
Launch record
1976-049Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
278 km
Apogee
705 km
Inclination
74.05°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 8, 1978
Last known active
1977
End of operations
1977

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
570 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12754016 (CC0).