Kosmos 880

Soviet military artificial satellite. Kosmos 880 was launched on December 9, 1976 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 8, 1979).

COSPAR 1976-120ANORAD 9601Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-880
Common name: Kosmos 880
Payload designation: Lira No. 4?
Other names: DS-P1-M:P
International designator: 1976-120A
NORAD catalog number: 9601
GCAT identifier: S09601
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.356

Mission

Mission type: Target
Use: Defense
Program: Lira
Owner: PKO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Romb

Launch

Date: December 9, 1976 · 20:00 UTC
Launch record: 1976-120Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 558 km
Apogee: 617 km
Inclination: 65.84°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 8, 1979
Last known active: 1977
End of operations: 1977

Size

Mass: 1,045 kg
Dry mass: 925 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.80 m
Span: 23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53635 (CC0).