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    Kosmos 803 was a Soviet satellite launched in 1976 as part of a program to test anti-satellite weapons. It was used as a target for intercept tests conducted by Kosmos 804 and Kosmos 814. Kosmos 803 reached low Earth orbit successfully and remains in orbit as of 2009, having been intercepted non-destructively by the other two satellites.

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    Kosmos 803 was a Soviet satellite launched in 1976 as part of a program to test anti-satellite weapons. It was used as a target for intercept tests conducted by Kosmos 804 and Kosmos 814. Kosmos 803 reached low Earth orbit successfully and remains in orbit as of 2009, having been intercepted non-destructively by the other two satellites.

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    Kosmos 803 was a Soviet satellite launched in 1976 as part of a program to test anti-satellite weapons. It was used as a target for intercept tests conducted by Kosmos 804 and Kosmos 814. Kosmos 803 reached low Earth orbit successfully and remains in orbit as of 2009, having been intercepted non-destructively by the other two satellites.

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    Kosmos 803 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Kosmos803
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    Kosmos803(Russian:803meaning Cosmos803)wasasatellitewhichwasusedasa targetfortestsofantisatelliteweapons.Itwas launchedbytheSovietUnionin1976aspartofthe DnepropetrovskSputnikprogramme,[1]andused asatargetforKosmos804andKosmos814,as partoftheIstrebitelSputnikprogramme.[2] ItwaslaunchedaboardaKosmos3Mcarrier rocket,[3]fromSite132/2atthePlesetsk Cosmodrome.Thelaunchoccurredat13:00UTC on12February1976.[4] Kosmos803wasplacedintoalowEarthorbitwith aperigeeof505kilometres(314mi),anapogeeof 555kilometres(345mi),65.9degreesof inclination,andanorbitalperiodof95.2minutes.[1] Itwasusedforanondestructiveintercepttest,with bothKosmos804andKosmos814interceptingit beforedeorbitingthemselves.Asof2009,itisstill inorbit.[2][5] Kosmos803wasthesecondoftenLirasatellitesto belaunched,[1]ofwhichallbutthefirstwere successful.ItwasthefirstLirasatelliteto successfullyreachorbit.Lirawasderivedfromthe earlierDSP1Msatellite,whichitreplaced.

    Kosmos803
    Missiontype COSPARID ASATtarget 1976014A Spacecraftproperties Spacecrafttype Manufacturer Launchmass Lira Yuzhnoye 650kilograms(1,430lb) Startofmission Launchdate Rocket Launchsite 12February1976,13:00UTC Kosmos3M Plesetsk132/2 Orbitalparameters Referencesystem Regime Perigee Apogee Inclination Period Geocentric LowEarth 505kilometres(314mi) 555kilometres(345mi) 65.9degrees 95.2minutes

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    1976inspaceflight

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    1. ^ a b cWade,Mark."DSP1M"(http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsp1m.htm).EncyclopediaAstronautica. Retrieved30May2009. 2. ^ a bWade,Mark."ISA"(http://www.astronautix.com/craft/isa.htm).EncyclopediaAstronautica.Retrieved30 May2009. 3. ^McDowell,Jonathan."LaunchLog"(http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt).Jonathan'sSpacePage. Retrieved30May2009. 4. ^Wade,Mark."Kosmos3"(http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kosmos3.htm).EncyclopediaAstronautica.Retrieved

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    30May2009. 5. ^McDowell,Jonathan."SatelliteCatalog"(http://www.planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt).Jonathan'sSpace Page.Retrieved30May2009.

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