Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-M 9 (Kosmos-839)
Launched
July 8, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
DS-P1-M 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 8, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,027th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 1,850th orbital launch attempt. It was the 132nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-839, one of 72 catalogued objects, from July 11, 1976, was 990 × 2,105 km inclined 65.9°. 72 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
- 132nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,027th launch48th this yearhumanity's 1,850th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-839 · NORAD 9011 · 1976-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 72 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 839
- Object ID
- 1976-067A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-11 09:04:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.32134724 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0704097
- Inclination
- 65.8642°
- Ascending node
- 220.6277°
- Arg. of perigee
- 165.0302°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.2713°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 31
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
72 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 69 debris, 1 component; 69 still in orbit
- Kosmos-839 · NORAD 9011 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-324 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASAT target satellite
Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57th launch from 132/1 (132L), 11th this year · 491st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-M 9 launch?
DS-P1-M 9 launched on July 8, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-M 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-M 9?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-M 9 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-M 9 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-839, one of 72 catalogued objects, from July 11, 1976, was 990 × 2,105 km inclined 65.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-M 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
