Status
Success
Cosmos 1013 to 1020
Launch Time
Wed Jun 07, 1978 22:00 UTC
Wed Jun 07, 1978 22:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1013 to 1020
Cosmos 1013 to 1020 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
1978
58th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
206th mission
11th mission of 1978
190th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission