Kosmos 884 (Zenit-4MK #71, Germes #71), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the military, launched on a Soyuz-U from Baikonur Site 31/6 into LEO for a ~12–14 day imaging mission.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 47th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 17 December 1976, 09:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-123
- Launches in 1976
- 126th of 131
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