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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 35

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 23, 1976, 3:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1B

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 22, 1976, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 22, 1976, 3:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 3

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 21, 1976, 3:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ASAT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 21, 1976, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 15, 1976, 1:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 69

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 14, 1976, 9 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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2914 | Palapa A1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 8, 1976, 11:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indonesia communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 9 (Kosmos-839)

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 8, 1976, 9:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIID | KH-9 12

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 8, 1976, 6:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

Low Earth Orbit
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