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Kosmos 76

Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 76 was launched on July 23, 1965 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 16, 1966).

COSPAR 1965-059ANORAD 1464Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-76
Common name
Kosmos 76
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 3L
International designator
1965-059A
NORAD catalog number
1464
GCAT identifier
S01464
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.110

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 23, 1965 · 04:34 UTC
Launch record
1965-059Success
Spaceport
Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
255 km
Apogee
499 km
Inclination
48.78°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 16, 1966
Last known active
Oct 28, 1965
End of operations
Oct 28, 1965

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 Q53624 (CC0).