Status
Success
Cosmos 528 to 535
Launch Time
Wed Nov 01, 1972 02:08 UTC
Wed Nov 01, 1972 02:08 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 528 to 535
Cosmos 528 to 535 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
93rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
79th mission
12th mission of 1972
68th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission