Status
Success
Cosmos 1635 to 1642
Launch Time
Thu Mar 21, 1985 00:08 UTC
Thu Mar 21, 1985 00:08 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1635 to 1642
Cosmos 1635 to 1642 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
1985
23rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
343rd mission
5th mission of 1985
320th successful mission
46th consecutive successful mission