Status
Partial Failure
Cosmos 1228 to 1235
Launch Time
Tue Dec 23, 1980 22:48 UTC
Tue Dec 23, 1980 22:48 UTC
The rocket placed the satellites in a lower than planned orbit.
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1228 to 1235
Cosmos 1228 to 1235 are satellites of the Strela-1M constellation. These satellites operate as mailboxes: they remember the received messages and then resend them after the scheduled time, or by a command from the Earth. Some sources state the satellites are capable of only three months of active operation, but according 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
1980
105th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
251st mission
17th mission of 1980