Kosmos 851 (Tselina-D #10), a Soviet electronic intelligence (SIGINT) satellite for the military, launched on a Vostok-2M from Plesetsk Site 43/4 into LEO to monitor foreign radar and communications emissions.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.8 T
- Flight
- 47th
- of 93 Vostok 8A92M flights
- Date and time
- 27 August 1976, 14:34 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-085
- Launches in 1976
- 86th of 131
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