Status
Success
Cosmos 437
Launch Time
Fri Sep 10, 1971 03:37 UTC
Fri Sep 10, 1971 03:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 437
Cosmos 437 is a satellite of the Tselina-OM constellation. Tselina-OM is a Russian, formerly Soviet, military space-based radio surveillance system. It is capable of determining the exact location of radio-emitting objects and also their type, modes of operation, and how active they are. For instance, preparation for a military operation may raise the activity of the radio communications. Detection of these communications by a space-based surveillance system can provide early warning of this activity, warning that may be unavailable by other means.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1971
84th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
59th mission
13th mission of 1971
49th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission