Kosmos 818

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 818 was launched on May 18, 1976 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 7, 1977).

COSPAR 1976-044ANORAD 8851Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-818
Common name: Kosmos 818
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 78L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F618 No. 45051-138:RA
International designator: 1976-044A
NORAD catalog number: 8851
GCAT identifier: S08851
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.346

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 18, 1976 · 10:59 UTC
Launch record: 1976-044Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 267 km
Apogee: 468 km
Inclination: 71.06°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 7, 1977
Last known active: Jan 5, 1977
End of operations: Jan 5, 1977

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 Q53630 (CC0).