| Kosmos 176 | |
| Mission Type: | ABM radar target |
| Cospar Id: | 1967-086A |
| Satcat: | 02942 |
| Mission Duration: | 173 days |
| Spacecraft Type: | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer: | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch Mass: | 400 kg |
| Launch Date: | 12 September 1967 17:00:00 GMT |
| Launch Rocket: | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch Site: | Plesetsk, Site 133/3 |
| Launch Contractor: | Yuzhnoye |
| Decay Date: | 3 March 1968 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 12 September 1967 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 196 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 1525 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 81.9° |
| Orbit Period: | 102.5 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 176 (ru|Космос 176 meaning Cosmos 176), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.10 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was a spacecraft,[1] was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office, and launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[2]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 176 from Site 133/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[3] The launch occurred at 17:00:00 GMT on 12 September 1967, and resulted in Kosmos 176's successful deployment into low Earth orbit.[4] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1967-086A.[1]
Kosmos 176 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of, an apogee of, an inclination of 81.9°, and an orbital period of 102.5 minutes.[5] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 3 March 1968.[6] It was the tenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[2] and the ninth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[7]