Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 79
Launched
August 26, 1976
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 79 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 26, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,042nd launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,869th orbital launch attempt. It was the 124th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-850, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 499 km orbit inclined 70.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos 11K63 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 124th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,042nd launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,869th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-850 · NORAD 9387 · 1976-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 850
- Object ID
- 1976-084A
- Epoch
- 1976-08-27 06:45:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.6236887 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0164607
- Inclination
- 70.9367°
- Ascending node
- 137.307°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.5117°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.4592°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-850 · NORAD 9387 · re-entered May 16, 1977
Kosmos-2 (N124) Stage 2 · re-entered January 14, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
88th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 501st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 79 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 79 launched on August 26, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 79?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 79?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 79 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 79 reach?
Kosmos-850, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 499 km orbit inclined 70.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 79 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).