Status
Success
Intercosmos 16
Launch Time
Tue Jul 27, 1976 12:00 UTC
Tue Jul 27, 1976 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Intercosmos 16
Intercosmos-16 is a satellite of the DS-U3 constellation. The satellites of the latter are used to test different systems for future Soviet military satellites.
It will test mainly new methods of communication with the ground, new radar systems, anti-satellites tests and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 340.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1976
77th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
157th mission
19th mission of 1976
142nd successful mission
19th consecutive successful mission