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Cosmos 864

Cosmos 864 was launched on October 29, 1976 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1976-108ANORAD 9509Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-864
Common name
Cosmos 864
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 6]:JP
International designator
1976-108A
NORAD catalog number
9509
GCAT identifier
S09509
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.352

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
October 29, 1976 · 12:39 UTC
Launch record
1976-108Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
964 km
Apogee
1,009 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1978
End of operations
1978

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 Q12754036 (CC0).