Status
Success
Cosmos 588 to 595
Launch Time
Tue Oct 02, 1973 21:46 UTC
Tue Oct 02, 1973 21:46 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 588 to 595
Cosmos 588 to 595 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
1973
76th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
94th mission
12th mission of 1973
81st successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission