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Kosmos 176
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1967-086A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.02942
Mission duration173 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass400 kg
Start of mission
Launch date12 September 1967
17:00:00 GMT
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk, Site 133/3
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date3 March 1968
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude196 km
Apogee altitude1525 km
Inclination81.9°
Period102.5 minutes
Epoch12 September 1967

Kosmos 176 (Russian: Космос 176 meaning Cosmos 176), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.10 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was a 400 kilograms (880 lb) spacecraft, was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office, and launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 176 from Site 133/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch occurred at 17:00:00 GMT on 12 September 1967, and resulted in Kosmos 176's successful deployment into low Earth orbit. Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1967-086A.

Kosmos 176 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 196 kilometres (122 mi), an apogee of 1,525 kilometres (948 mi), an inclination of 81.9°, and an orbital period of 102.5 minutes. It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 3 March 1968. It was the tenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, and the ninth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Cosmos 176:Trajectory 1967-086A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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