Kosmos 883 (Tsikada #1), the first Soviet civilian Tsikada Doppler navigation satellite for merchant marine and scientific users (Parus-class bus), launched on a Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 into ~1000 km LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 143rd
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 15 December 1976, 13:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Navigation
- International designator
- 1976-122
- Launches in 1976
- 125th of 131
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