Status
Success
Cosmos 617 to 624
Launch Time
Wed Dec 19, 1973 09:43 UTC
Wed Dec 19, 1973 09:43 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 617 to 624
Cosmos 617 to 624 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
111th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
98th mission
16th mission of 1973
85th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission