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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 73

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 9, 1976, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 121-128

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 7, 1976, 10:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

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Long March 2 | FSW-0 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 7, 1976, 4:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite

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Molniya-M | Molniya-2 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 1976, 2:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Government communications satellite.

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 33

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 1976, 12:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

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Soyuz U | Kosmos 869

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 29, 1976, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 4

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 26, 1976, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

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Molniya-M | Prognoz-5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 25, 1976, 3:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 23, 1976, 4:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 70

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 11, 1976, 10:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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