Status
Success
Cosmos 564 to 571
Launch Time
Fri Jun 08, 1973 15:50 UTC
Fri Jun 08, 1973 15:50 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 564 to 571
Cosmos 564 to 571 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 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1973
40th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
88th mission
6th mission of 1973
76th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission