Kosmos 789 (Parus #5), a Soviet military navigation satellite of the Parus (Tsiklon-B) constellation. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 placed the craft in LEO on 20 January 1976 to provide all-weather position fixes for Navy and other forces.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 119th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 20 January 1976, 17:07 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Navigation
- International designator
- 1976-005
- Launches in 1976
- 5th of 131
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