| Major contractors | Yuzhnoye |
|---|---|
| Bus | DS-P1-Yu |
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
| Launch date | 12 September 1967 17:00 GMT |
| Carrier rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Site 133/1 |
| Orbital decay | 3 March 1968 |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-086A |
| Mass | 250 kilograms (550 lb) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 81.9° |
| Apoapsis | 1,395 kilometres (867 mi) |
| Periapsis | 193 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Orbital period | 100.74 minutes |
Kosmos 176 (Russian: Космос 176 meaning Cosmos 176), also known as DS-P1-Yu #10 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 176 from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[2] The launch occurred at 17:00 GMT on 12 September 1967, and resulted in Kosmos 176's successful deployment into Low earth orbit.[3]
Kosmos 176 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 193 kilometres (120 mi), an apogee of 1,395 kilometres (867 mi), 81.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 100.74 minutes.[1][4] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 3 March 1968.[4] It was the tenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the ninth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5]