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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 78

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 18, 1976, 10:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 2-1

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 15, 1976, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteor meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1A

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 13, 1976, 10:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 16L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 12, 1976, 5:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 59

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 5, 1976, 7:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2913 | Lageos 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 4, 1976, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High density geodesy research satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 30, 1976, 7:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Parcae 1A, B and C were passive ELINT satellites. MSD 1 was a dispenser of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1976, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 58

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1976, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2914 | NATO 3A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 22, 1976, 8:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite providing links between officials of the various NATO nations.

Geostationary Orbit
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