About this launch
Military communications satellites
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterKosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects, 8 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 871 1976-118A | Payload | 1417 × 1463 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 872 1976-118B | Payload | 1398 × 1463 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 873 1976-118C | Payload | 1464 × 1495 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 874 1976-118D | Payload | 1464 × 1516 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 875 1976-118E | Payload | 1435 × 1464 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 876 1976-118F | Payload | 1463 × 1539 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 877 1976-118G | Payload | 1454 × 1464 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 878 1976-118H | Payload | 1463 × 1475 km · 74.0° | Globe |
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| SL-8 R/B 1976-118J | Rocket body | 1466 × 1683 km · 74.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1976-118. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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