Status
Success
Cosmos 1716 to 1723
Launch Time
Thu Jan 09, 1986 02:48 UTC
Thu Jan 09, 1986 02:48 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1716 to 1723
Cosmos 1716 to 1723 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
1986
2nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
352nd mission
1st mission of 1986
328th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission