Status
Success
Cosmos 1287 to 1294
Launch Time
Thu Aug 06, 1981 11:49 UTC
Thu Aug 06, 1981 11:49 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1287 to 1294
Cosmos 1287 to 1294 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: 1
Total Mass: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1981
76th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
260th mission
9th mission of 1981
242nd successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission