Kosmos 859 (Zenit-4MK #68, Germes #68), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Soyuz-U from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed the craft in LEO for a short optical imaging mission with a recoverable film capsule.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 40th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 10 October 1976, 09:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-099
- Launches in 1976
- 101st of 131
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