Status
Success
Cosmos 504 to 511
Launch Time
Thu Jul 20, 1972 18:10 UTC
Thu Jul 20, 1972 18:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 504 to 511
Cosmos 504 to 511 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
1972
60th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
75th mission
8th mission of 1972
65th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission