Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-M 8
Launched
February 12, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-P1-M 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 12, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 990th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,798th orbital launch attempt. It was the 123rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-803, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 555 × 621 km orbit inclined 65.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 123rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 990th launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,798th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-803 · NORAD 8688 · 1976-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 803
- Object ID
- 1976-014A
- Epoch
- 1976-02-12 15:56:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.95561613 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004773
- Inclination
- 65.8666°
- Ascending node
- 317.8439°
- Arg. of perigee
- 4.769°
- Mean anomaly
- 355.383°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-803 · NORAD 8688 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-286 Stage 2 · re-entered November 9, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASAT target satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
68th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 466th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
348 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-M 8 launch?
DS-P1-M 8 launched on February 12, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-M 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-M 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-M 8 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-M 8 reach?
Kosmos-803, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 555 × 621 km orbit inclined 65.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-M 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).