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Cosmos 858

Cosmos 858 was launched on September 29, 1976 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1976-098ANORAD 9443Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-858
Common name
Cosmos 858
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [24?]
International designator
1976-098A
NORAD catalog number
9443
GCAT identifier
S09443
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.352

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 29, 1976 · 07:04 UTC
Launch record
1976-098Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
797 km
Inclination
74.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1978
End of operations
1978

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 Q12754032 (CC0).