Status
Success
Cosmos 1081 to 1088
Launch Time
Thu Mar 15, 1979 02:58 UTC
Thu Mar 15, 1979 02:58 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1081 to 1088
Cosmos 1081 to 1088 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
1979
25th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
220th mission
4th mission of 1979
203rd successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission