Status
Success
Cosmos 1008
Launch Time
Wed May 17, 1978 14:39 UTC
Wed May 17, 1978 14:39 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1008
Cosmos 1008 is a satellite of the Tselina-OK constellation. Tselina-OK 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 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1978
50th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
204th mission
9th mission of 1978
188th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission