Kosmos 76
Introduction '''Kosmos 76''' ( meaning ''Cosmos 76''), also known as '''DS-P1-Yu No.3''' was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.Kosmos 76 was launched using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket, which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 04:33 GMT on 23 July 1965.Kosmos 76 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of , an apogee of , an 48.8° of inclination, and an orbital period of 92.2 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 16 March 1966.Kosmos 76 was the third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, of which all but seven were successful. It replaced the previous satellite, DS-P1-Yu No.2, launched on 12 February 1965, which had failed to reach orbit due to a second stage malfunction
See also * 1965 in spaceflight
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