List of Kosmos satellites (751–1000)
Introduction The designation ''Kosmos'' ( meaning ''Cosmos'') is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellites, the first of which was launched in 1962.Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for crewed spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 751 and 1000.Designation Type Launch date (GMT) Carrier rocket Function Decay/Destruction* Remarks Kosmos 751  Zenit-2M  23 July 197513:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  4 August 1975  Kosmos 752  Taifun-1  24 July 197519:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  28 February 1981  Kosmos 753  Zenit-4MK  31 July 197513:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  13 August 1975  Kosmos 754  Zenit-4MK  13 August 197507:21  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  26 August 1975  Kosmos 755  Parus  14 August 197513:29  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 756  Tselina-D  22 August 197502:11  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  5 November 1992  Kosmos 757  Zenit-4MK  27 August 197514:45  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  9 September 1975  Kosmos 758  Yantar-2K  5 September 197514:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  25 September 1975*  Guidance system malfunctioned, self-destructed Kosmos 759  Zenit-4MT  12 September 197505:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  23 September 1975  Kosmos 760  Zenit-4MK  16 September 197509:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  30 September 1975  Kosmos 761  Strela-1M  17 September 197507:10  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 762  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 763  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 764  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 765  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 766  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 767  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 768  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 769  Zenit-2M  23 September 197510:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  5 October 1975  Kosmos 770  Sfera  24 September 197512:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Geodesy  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 771  Zenit-4MKT  25 September 197509:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  8 October 1975  Kosmos 772  Soyuz 7K-S  29 September 197504:15  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Test  2 October 1975  Kosmos 773  Strela-2  30 September 197518:38  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 774  Zenit-4MK  1 October 197508:30  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  15 October 1975  Kosmos 775  Oko  8 October 197500:30  Proton-K/DM 8K72K  Missile defence  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 776  Zenit-2M  17 October 197514:30  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  29 October 1975  Kosmos 777  US-P  29 October 197511:00  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ELINT  25 January 1976*  Kosmos 777 was the second spacecraft of the Cosmos 699-type to experience a fragmentation. There may have been two fragmentation events on the day it first broke apart. It created dozens of pieces of debris that could not be tracked. Kosmos 778  Parus  4 November 197510:13  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 779  Zenit-4MK  4 November 197515:20  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  18 November 1975  Kosmos 780  Zenit-2M  21 November 197509:20  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  3 December 1975  Kosmos 781  Tselina-OK  21 November 197517:11  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  26 November 1980  Kosmos 782  Bion  25 November 197517:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Biological  15 December 1975  Kosmos 783  Strela-2  28 November 197500:10  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 784  Zenit-2M  3 December 197510:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  15 December 1975  Kosmos 785  US-A  12 December 197512:45  Tsyklon-2 11K69  Reconnaissance  5 February 1976  Kosmos 786  Zenit-4MK  16 December 197509:50  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  29 December 1975  Kosmos 787  Tselina-O  6 January 197604:52  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  12 December 1980  Kosmos 788  Zenit-4MK  7 January 197615:35  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  20 January 1976  Kosmos 789  Parus  20 January 197617:08  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 790  Tselina-O  22 January 197622:26  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  12 November 1980  Kosmos 791  Strela-1M  28 January 197610:39  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 792  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 793  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 794  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 795  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 796  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 797  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 798  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 799  Zenit-2M  29 January 197608:30  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  10 February 1976  Kosmos 800  Tsiklon  3 February 197608:16  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 801  DS-P1-I  5 February 197614:30  Kosmos-2I 63SM  Radar target  5 January 1978  DS-P1-I #16, sixteenth of nineteen DS-P1-Yu satellites Kosmos 802  Zenit-4MK  11 February 197608:50  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  25 February 1976  Kosmos 803  Lira  12 February 197613:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ASAT target  ''in orbit''  Used for non-destructive tests by Kosmos 804 and Kosmos 814, second of ten Lira satellites Kosmos 804  IS  16 February 197608:29  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  16 February 1976  Made non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 803 before being deorbited Kosmos 805  Yantar-2K  20 February 197614:01  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  11 March 1976  Kosmos 806  Zenit-4MK  10 March 197608:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  23 March 1976  Kosmos 807  Taifun-1  12 March 197613:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 808  Tselina-D  16 March 197617:22  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  20 November 1993  Kosmos 809  Zenit-2M  18 March 197609:15  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  30 March 1976  Kosmos 810  Zenit-4MK  26 March 197615:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  8 April 1976  Kosmos 811  Zenit-4MT  31 March 197612:50  Soyuz-M 11A511M  Reconnaissance  12 April 1976  Kosmos 812  Tselina-O  6 April 197604:14  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  30 October 1980  Kosmos 813  Zenit-2M  9 April 197608:30  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  21 April 1976  Kosmos 814  IS  13 April 197617:16  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  13 April 1976  Made non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 803 before being deorbited Kosmos 815  Zenit-4MK  28 April 197609:30  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  11 May 1976  Kosmos 816  Taifun-2  28 April 197613:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Calibration  24 November 1979  Kosmos 817  Zenit-4MK  5 May 197607:50  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  18 May 1976  Kosmos 818  DS-P1-Yu  18 May 197611:00  Kosmos-2I 63SM  Radar target  7 March 1977  DS-P1-Yu #78, seventy-eighth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites Kosmos 819  Zenit-2M  20 May 197609:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  1 June 1976  Kosmos 820  Zenit-4MKT  21 May 197607:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  2 June 1976  Kosmos 821  Zenit-4MK  26 May 197609:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  8 June 1976  Kosmos 822  Taifun-1  28 May 197615:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  8 August 1978  Kosmos 823  Tsiklon  2 June 197622:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 824  Zenit-4MK  8 June 197607:00  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  21 June 1976  Kosmos 825  Strela-1M  15 June 197613:19  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 826  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 827  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 828  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 829  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 830  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 831  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 832  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 833  Zenit-4MK  16 June 197613:10  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  29 June 1976  Kosmos 834  Zenit-2M  24 June 197607:10  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  6 July 1976  Kosmos 835  Zenit-4MK  29 June 197607:20  Voskhod 11A57  Reconnaissance  12 July 1976  Kosmos 836  Strela-2  29 June 197608:12  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 837  Molniya-2  1 July 197608:06  Molniya-M 8K78M  Communication  18 November 1983  Kosmos 838  US-P  2 July 197610:30  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ELINT  17 May 1977  This was the third spacecraft of the Kosmos 699-type to break apart. It had been naturally decaying for 6 months prior to breaking apart. Much of the debris reentered before being officially cataloged. Kosmos 839  Lira  8 July 197621:08  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ASAT target  21 July 1976*  Intercepted and destroyed by Kosmos 843, third of ten Lira satellites Kosmos 840  Zenit-2M  14 July 197609:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  26 July 1976  Kosmos 841  Strela-2  15 July 197613:11  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 842  Sfera  21 July 197610:20  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Geodesy  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 843  IS  21 July 197615:14  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  21 July 1976*  Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 839 Kosmos 844  Yantar-2K  22 July 197615:40  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  30 August 1976  Power system malfunctioned Kosmos 845  Tselina-O  27 July 197605:21  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  15 November 1980  Kosmos 846  Tsiklon  29 July 197620:03  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 847  Zenit-4MK  4 August 197613:40  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  17 August 1976  Kosmos 848  Zenit-2M  12 August 197613:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  25 August 1976  Kosmos 849  DS-P1-I  18 August 197609:30  Kosmos-2I 63SM  Radar target  24 April 1978  DS-P1-I #17, seventeenth of nineteen DS-P1-Yu satellites Kosmos 850  DS-P1-Yu  26 August 197611:00  Kosmos-2I 63SM  Radar target  16 May 1977  DS-P1-Yu #79, last of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites Kosmos 851  Tselina-D  27 August 197614:35  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  5 August 1989  Kosmos 852  Zenit-4MK  28 August 197609:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  10 September 1976  Kosmos 853  Molniya-2  1 September 197603:23  Molniya-M 8K78M  Communication  31 December 1976  Kosmos 854  Zenit-4MK  3 September 197609:20  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  16 September 1976  Kosmos 855  Zenit-4MT  21 September 197611:40  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  3 October 1976  Kosmos 856  Zenit-2M  22 September 197609:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  5 October 1976  Kosmos 857  Zenit-4MK  24 September 197615:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  7 October 1976  Kosmos 858  Strela-2  29 September 197607:04  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 859  Zenit-4MK  10 October 197609:35  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  21 October 1976  Kosmos 860  US-A  17 October 197618:06  Tsyklon-2 11K69  Reconnaissance  29 December 1976  Kosmos 861  US-A  21 October 197616:53  Tsyklon-2 11K69  Reconnaissance  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 862  Oko  22 October 197609:12  Molniya-M 8K78M  Missile defence  15 May 1977  Self-destructed Kosmos 863  Zenit-4MK  25 October 197614:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  5 November 1976  Kosmos 864  Parus  29 October 197612:40  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 865  Zenit-2M  1 November 197611:20  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  13 November 1976  Kosmos 866  Zenit-4MK  11 November 197610:45  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  23 November 1976  Kosmos 867  Zenit-6  23 November 197616:27  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  6 December 1976  Kosmos 868  US-P  26 November 197614:30  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ELINT  8 July 1978  Kosmos 869  Soyuz 7K-S  29 November 197616:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Test  17 December 1976  Kosmos 870  Tselina-O  2 December 197600:17  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  20 December 1980  Kosmos 871  Strela-1M  7 December 197610:23  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 872  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 873  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 874  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 875  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 876  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 877  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 878  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 879  Zenit-2M  9 December 197610:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  22 December 1976  Kosmos 880  Lira  9 December 197620:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ASAT target  27 December 1976*  Intercepted and destroyed by Kosmos 886, fourth of ten Lira satellites Kosmos 881  TKS  15 December 197601:30  Proton-K 8K72K  Test  15 December 1976  Kosmos 882  TKS  Test  15 December 1976  Kosmos 883  Tsikada  15 December 197614:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 884  Zenit-4MK  17 December 197609:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  29 December 1976  Kosmos 885  Taifun-2  17 December 197612:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Calibration  14 October 1979  Kosmos 886  IS  27 December 197612:05  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  27 December 1976*  Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 880 Kosmos 887  Parus  28 December 197607:50  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 888  Zenit-4MK  6 January 197709:40  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  19 January 1977  Kosmos 889  Zenit-2M  20 January 197708:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  1 February 1977  Kosmos 890  Tsiklon  20 January 197720:05  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 891  Taifun-1  2 February 197712:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  4 February 1981  Kosmos 892  Zenit-4MK  9 February 197711:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  22 February 1977  Kosmos 893  DS-U2-IK  15 February 197711:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Test  6 October 1984  Kosmos 894  Parus  21 February 197717:20  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 895  Tselina-D  26 February 197721:18  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  22 March 1992  Kosmos 896  Zenit-6  3 March 197710:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  16 March 1977  Kosmos 897  Zenit-4MK  10 March 197711:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  23 March 1977  Kosmos 898  Zenit-2M  17 March 197708:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  30 March 1977  Kosmos 899  Tselina-O  24 March 197722:11  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  19 October 1980  Kosmos 900  AUOS-Z-R-O  29 March 197723:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Technology  11 October 1979  Kosmos 901  DS-P1-I  5 April 197710:30  Kosmos-2I 63SM  Radar target  28 June 1978  DS-P1-I #18, eighteenth of nineteen DS-P1-Yu satellites Kosmos 902  Zenit-4MK  7 April 197708:59  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  20 April 1977  Kosmos 903  Oko  11 April 197701:38  Molniya-M 8K78M  Missile defense  4 August 2014  Self-destructed. Some debris remains in orbit Kosmos 904  Zenit-2M  20 April 197709:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  4 May 1977  Kosmos 905  Yantar-2K  26 April 197714:45  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  26 May 1977  Kosmos 906  Taifun-2  27 April 197703:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  23 March 1980  Kosmos 907  Zenit-4MK  5 May 197714:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  16 May 1977  Kosmos 908  Zenit-4MK  17 May 197710:10  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  31 May 1977  Kosmos 909  Lira  19 May 197716:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ASAT target  ''in orbit''  Intercept attempts by Kosmos 910 and Kosmos 918 failed, fifth of ten Lira satellites Kosmos 910  IS  23 May 197712:14  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  23 May 1977  Failed to intercept Kosmos 909 Kosmos 911  Sfera  25 May 197711:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Geodesy  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 912  Zenit-4MKT  26 May 197707:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  8 June 1977  Kosmos 913  Taifun-2  30 May 197722:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Calibration  29 December 1979  Kosmos 914  Zenit-2M  31 May 197707:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  13 June 1977  Kosmos 915  Zenit-4MK  8 June 197714:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  21 June 1977  Kosmos 916  Zenit-4MT  10 June 197708:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  21 June 1977  Kosmos 917  Oko  16 June 197701:58  Molniya-M 8K78M  Missile defence  8 June 1978  Self-Destructed on 1978, main piece decayed from orbit on 4 January 2023 Kosmos 918  IS  17 June 197707:23  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  18 June 1977  Failed to intercept Kosmos 909 Kosmos 919  DS-P1-I  18 June 197710:30  Kosmos-2I 63SM  Radar target  28 August 1978  DS-P1-I #19, last of nineteen DS-P1-Yu satellites Kosmos 920  Zenit-4MK  22 June 197708:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  5 July 1977  Kosmos 921  Tselina-D  24 June 197710:30  Tsyklon-3 11K68  ELINT  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 922  Zenit-2M  30 June 197714:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  13 July 1977  Kosmos 923  Strela-2  1 July 197711:52  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 924  Tselina-OK  4 July 197722:20  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  10 February 1981  Kosmos 925  Tselina-D  7 July 197707:25  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  29 April 1993  Kosmos 926  Tsikada  8 July 197717:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 927  Zenit-4MKM  12 July 197709:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  25 July 1977  Kosmos 928  Parus  13 July 197705:02  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 929  TKS  17 July 197709:00  Proton-K 8K72K  Test of 14 meter long module with maneuvering engine  . Objective-to increase the size of space stations. 2 February 1978  Baikonur launch. Orbit 214 x 278 km. Inclination 52 degrees. Weight-possibly 20 tonnes. A later test flight Kosmos 1267 docked with Salyut 6 and was called the Star Module. Kosmos 930  Taifun-1  19 July 197708:40  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  12 May 1980  Kosmos 931  Oko  20 July 197704:44  Molniya-M 8K78M  Missile defense  24 October 1977  Self-destructed. Primary piece still in orbit. Kosmos 932  Zenit-4MKM  20 July 197707:35  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  2 August 1977  Baikonur launch. Orbit 150 x 358 km. Inclination 65 degrees. Weight-possibly 4 tonnes. Identified a Republic of South Africa nuclear device that looked like it was about to be exploded in the upper atmosphere. Kosmos 933  Taifun-1  22 July 197710:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Radar target  1 November 1978  Kosmos 934  Zenit-6  27 July 197718:07  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  9 August 1977  Kosmos 935  Zenit-2M  29 July 197708:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  11 August 1977  Kosmos 936  Bion  3 August 197714:01  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Biological  22 August 1977  Kosmos 937  US-P  24 August 197707:07  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ELINT  19 October 1978  Kosmos 938  Zenit-4MKM  24 August 197714:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  6 September 1977  Kosmos 939  Strela-1M  24 August 197718:20  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 940  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 941  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 942  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 943  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 944  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 945  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 946  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 947  Zenit-2M  27 August 197710:09  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  9 September 1977  Kosmos 948  Zenit-4MKT  2 September 197709:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  15 September 1977  Kosmos 949  Yantar-2K  6 September 197717:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  6 October 1977  Kosmos 950  Zenit-2M  13 September 197715:10  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  27 September 1977  Kosmos 951  Parus  13 September 197719:59  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 952  US-A  16 September 197714:25  Tsyklon-2 11K69  Reconnaissance  7 November 1977  Kosmos 953  Zenit-4MKM  16 September 197714:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  29 September 1977  Kosmos 954  US-A  18 September 197713:48  Tsyklon-2 11K69  Radar Ocean Surveillance. 24 January 1978  Baikonur launch. Orbit 251 x 265 km. Inclination 65 degrees. Weight-possibly 3,500 kg. First failure of a nuclear-powered radar ocean surveillance satellite to maneuver to storage orbit. Nuclear reactor failed to eject, spacecraft reentered over Canada Kosmos 955  Tselina-D  20 September 197701:01  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  7 September 2000  Kosmos 956  Tselina-D  24 September 197710:15  Tsyklon-3 11K68  Boilerplate test  27 June 1982  Launch failure Kosmos 957  Zenit-4MKM  30 September 197709:46  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  13 October 1977  Kosmos 958  Zenit-6  11 October 197715:14  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  24 October 1977  Kosmos 959  Lira  21 October 197710:05  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ASAT target  30 November 1977  Intercepted by Kosmos 961 in non-destructive test, sixth of ten Lira satellites Kosmos 960  Tselina-O  25 October 197705:25  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ELINT  22 October 1980  Kosmos 961  IS  26 October 197705:14  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  26 October 1977  Made non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 959 Kosmos 962  Tsiklon  28 October 197716:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 963  Sfera  24 November 197714:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Geodesy  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 964  Zenit-4MKM  4 December 197712:00  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  17 December 1977  Kosmos 965  Taifun-2  8 December 197711:00  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Calibration  16 December 1979  Kosmos 966  Zenit-2M  12 December 197709:40  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  24 December 1977  Kosmos 967  Lira  13 December 197715:53  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  ASAT target  ''in orbit''  Intercepted by Kosmos 970 and Kosmos 1009 in non-destructive tests, seventh of ten Lira satellites Kosmos 968  Strela-2  16 December 197704:25  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 969  Zenit-4MKM  20 December 197715:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  3 January 1978  Kosmos 970  IS  21 December 197710:35  Tsyklon-2 11K69  ASAT test  21 December 1977*  Made non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 967, self-destruct activated after test. Kosmos 971  Parus  23 December 197716:24  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 972  Tselina-D  27 December 197708:00  Tsyklon-3 11K68  Boilerplate test  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 973  Zenit-2M  27 December 197709:20  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  9 January 1978  Kosmos 974  Zenit-4MKM  6 January 197815:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  19 January 1978  Kosmos 975  Tselina-D  10 January 197813:23  Vostok-2M 8A92M  ELINT  19 September 2001  Kosmos 976  Strela-1M  10 January 197820:51  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 977  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 978  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 979  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 980  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 981  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 982  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 983  Strela-1M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 984  Zenit-2M  13 January 197815:15  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  26 January 1978  Kosmos 985  Parus  17 January 197803:26  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 986  Zenit-4MKM  24 January 197809:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  7 February 1978  Kosmos 987  Zenit-4MKM  31 January 197814:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  14 February 1978  Kosmos 988  Zenit-4MT  8 February 197812:15  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  20 February 1978  Kosmos 989  Zenit-4MKM  14 February 197809:30  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  28 February 1978  Kosmos 990  Strela-2  17 February 197816:33  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 991  Parus  28 February 197806:43  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 992  Zenit-2M  4 March 197807:40  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  17 March 1978  Kosmos 993  Zenit-4MKM  10 March 197810:42  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  23 March 1978  Kosmos 994  Tsiklon  15 March 197815:57  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 995  Zenit-2M  17 March 197810:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  30 March 1978  Kosmos 996  Parus  28 March 197801:30  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navigation, Communication  ''in orbit''  Kosmos 997  TKS  30 March 197800:00  Proton-K 8K72K  Test  30 March 1978  Kosmos 998  TKS  Test  30 March 1978  Kosmos 999  Zenit-4MKM  30 March 197807:50  Soyuz-U 11A511U  Reconnaissance  12 April 1978  Kosmos 1000  Tsikada  31 March 197814:01  Kosmos-3M 11K65M  Navsat System satellite. ''in orbit''  Plesetsk launch. Orbit 964 x 1,010 km. Inclination 83 degrees. Weight-possibly 700 kg. First satellite acknowledged as part of Navsat System. Kosmos 1000 shape was a cylinder with a dome at each end (this was probably the standard small Kosmos satellite), all enclosed in a drum shaped solar panel, length and diameter about 2 meters. Ship locations were believed to be precision computed using the Doppler Effect. :''* — satellite was destroyed in orbit rather than decaying and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere''
See also *List of USA satellites
References * *