Kosmos 801
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1976-012A |
| SATCATno. | 08658 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-I |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kilograms (880 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 February 1976, 14:39UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 5 January 1978 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 268 kilometres (167 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 796 kilometres (495 mi) |
| Inclination | 71 degrees |
| Period | 95.3 minutes |
Kosmos 801(Russian:Космос 801meaningCosmos 801), also known asDS-P1-I No.16was asatellitewhich was used as aradartarget foranti-ballistic missiletests. It was launched by theSoviet Unionin 1976 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnikprogramme.[1]
It was launched aboard aKosmos-2I63SM rocket,[2]fromSite 133/1atPlesetsk.The launch occurred at 14:39 UTC on 5 February 1976.[3]
Kosmos 801 was placed into alow Earth orbitwith aperigeeof 268 kilometres (167 mi), anapogeeof 796 kilometres (495 mi), 71 degrees ofinclination,and anorbital periodof 95.3 minutes.[1]Itdecayedfrom orbit on 5 January 1978.[4]
Kosmos 801 was the sixteenth of nineteenDS-P1-Isatellites to be launched.[1]Of these, all reached orbit successfully except theseventh.[5]
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