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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-M 9 (Kosmos-839)

Launched

July 8, 1976

Launch Successful

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

65.9°Inclination
990 × 2105 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
116.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
220.6°Ascending node
18359 d agoElement epoch1976-07-11 09:04 UTC · stale

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

Map of 132/1 (132L)

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

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).