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Cosmos 877

Cosmos 877 was launched on December 7, 1976 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1976-118GNORAD 9594Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-877
Common name
Cosmos 877
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 16 No. 7
International designator
1976-118G
NORAD catalog number
9594
GCAT identifier
S09594
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.356

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
December 7, 1976 · 10:23 UTC
Launch record
1976-118Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,454 km
Apogee
1,464 km
Inclination
74.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1978
End of operations
1978

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12754045 (CC0).