NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1976-014A
Cosmos 803 was a Soviet ASAT target launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a kosmos 3 rocket. It was the beginning of the test of a second generation ASAT interceptor. Objective was to complete test series by 1978 ABM treaty date.
Launch Date: 1976-02-12
Launch Vehicle: Kosmos-3
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 300 kg
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