Kosmos 926 (Tsikada #2), the second satellite of the Soviet civilian Doppler navigation system for merchant marine and scientific users. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 placed the KAUR-1 craft in ~1000 km LEO at 82.9° inclination.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 159th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 8 July 1977, 17:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Navigation
- International designator
- 1977-062
- Launches in 1977
- 63rd of 130
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