Status
Success
Cosmos 871 to 878
Launch Time
Tue Dec 07, 1976 10:23 UTC
Tue Dec 07, 1976 10:23 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 871 to 878
Cosmos 871 to 878 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: 1
Total Mass: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1976
121st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
162nd mission
24th mission of 1976
147th successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission