Status
Success
Cosmos 631
Launch Time
Wed Feb 06, 1974 00:33 UTC
Wed Feb 06, 1974 00:33 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 631
Cosmos 631 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
1974
5th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
102nd mission
2nd mission of 1974
89th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission