Status
Success
Cosmos 885
Launch Time
Fri Dec 17, 1976 12:00 UTC
Fri Dec 17, 1976 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 885
It is a satellite of the Taïfoun constellation. These are satellites used to calibrate missile guidance stations on the ground. They are sent in two versions, Taïfoun-1 and Taïfoun-2. They are built by Yuzhnoye.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1976
127th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
165th mission
27th mission of 1976
150th successful mission
27th consecutive successful mission