Status
Success
Cosmos 1473 to 1480
Launch Time
Wed Jul 06, 1983 00:31 UTC
Wed Jul 06, 1983 00:31 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1473 to 1480
Cosmos 1473 to 1480 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
1983
70th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
309th mission
15th mission of 1983
286th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission