Status
Success
Cosmos 1051 to 1058
Launch Time
Tue Dec 05, 1978 18:12 UTC
Tue Dec 05, 1978 18:12 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1051 to 1058
Cosmos 1051 to 1058 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
1978
113th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
212th mission
17th mission of 1978
196th successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission