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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 9

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 16, 1976, 5:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 15, 1976, 1:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

LES 8 and 9 were experimental nuclear-powered geostationary communications satellites. Solrad 11A and 11B were scientific satellites designed to monitor the solar X-ray, UV and energetic particle emissions.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 12, 1976, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 33

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 11, 1976, 7:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 56

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 10, 1976, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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N-I | Ume 1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 29, 1976, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese ionospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 20, 1976, 2:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2914 | Marisat 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 19, 1976, 10:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 19, 1976, 7:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 1

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 16, 1976, 8:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ASAT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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