Status
Success
Cosmos 1559 to 1566
Launch Time
Mon May 28, 1984 21:52 UTC
Mon May 28, 1984 21:52 UTC
300th flight of Cosmos-3M.
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1559 to 1566
Cosmos 1559 to 1566 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
1984
52nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
326th mission
8th mission of 1984
303rd successful mission
29th consecutive successful mission