Status
Success
Cosmos 887
Launch Time
Tue Dec 28, 1976 07:49 UTC
Tue Dec 28, 1976 07:49 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 887
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1976
131st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
166th mission
28th mission of 1976
151st successful mission
28th consecutive successful mission