Status
Success
Cosmos 791 to 798
Launch Time
Wed Jan 28, 1976 10:39 UTC
Wed Jan 28, 1976 10:39 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 791 to 798
Cosmos 791 to 798 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
1976
8th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
142nd mission
4th mission of 1976
127th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission