1976-088A
The next Molniya-2 satellite, No. 26 (F17) was launched on 1976 Sep 1 and suffered another fourth stage failure. It was announced as Kosmos-853.
| Kosmos-853 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Sep 1 | 0323 | Launch by Molniya | PL |
| BVGD sep | |||
| GO sep | |||
| T+4:46 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:56 KhO sep | |||
| T+8:46 Blok-I MECO | |||
| 0331 | T+8:50 Blok-I sep | ||
| T+53:16 BOZ burn failed | |||
| 0416 | T+53:56 BOZ sep | ||
| ML burn | |||
| T+56:46 ML MECO | |||
| 0419 | T+56:54 ML sep | ||
| 1976 Sep 1 | Blok-L underburn | ||
| 1976 Sep 1 | 91.6 243x461x62.8 | ||
| 1976 Dec 31 | reentered | ||
