Kosmos 817 (Zenit-4MK/Germes #59), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Voskhod from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed the craft in LEO for a ~13-day optical imaging mission with recoverable film capsule for the GRU.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 294th
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 5 May 1976, 07:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-040
- Launches in 1976
- 41st of 131
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