Status
Success
Cosmos 1156 to 1163
Launch Time
Mon Feb 11, 1980 23:32 UTC
Mon Feb 11, 1980 23:32 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1156 to 1163
Cosmos 1156 to 1163 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
1980
12th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
237th mission
3rd mission of 1980
220th successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission