Kosmos 843 (IS-A #3), a Soviet co-orbital anti-satellite interceptor test. Tsyklon-2 from Baikonur Site 90/19 launched the craft against target Kosmos 839; it completed the intercept trial and was deorbited the same day.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.5 T
- Flight
- 25th
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 21 July 1976, 15:14 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-071
- Launches in 1976
- 72nd of 131
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