Kosmos 176

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 176 was launched on September 12, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 3, 1968).

COSPAR 1967-086ANORAD 2942Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-176
Common name: Kosmos 176
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 10L
International designator: 1967-086A
NORAD catalog number: 2942
GCAT identifier: S02942
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.172

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1-Yu B
Owner: Yuzhnoe
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: September 12, 1967 · 17:00 UTC
Launch record: 1967-086Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 193 km
Apogee: 1,395 km
Inclination: 81.92°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 3, 1968
Last known active: Nov 11, 1967
End of operations: Nov 11, 1967

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51553 (CC0).