Status
Success
Cosmos 641 to 648
Launch Time
Tue Apr 23, 1974 14:14 UTC
Tue Apr 23, 1974 14:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 641 to 648
Cosmos 641 to 648 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
1974
26th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
103rd mission
3rd mission of 1974
90th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission