Status
Success
Cosmos 444 to 451
Launch Time
Wed Oct 13, 1971 13:41 UTC
Wed Oct 13, 1971 13:41 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 444 to 451
Cosmos 444 to 451 are satellites of the Strela-1M constellation. These satellites operate as mailboxes: they remember the received messages and then resend them after scheduled time, or by command from the Earth. Some sources state the satellites are capable of only three months of active operation, but in accordance to others they can serve for about five years. The satellites are used for transmission of encrypted messages and images.
Payloads: 8
Total Mass: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1971
95th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
60th mission
14th mission of 1971
50th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission