Status
Success
Cosmos 2008 to 2015
Launch Time
Fri Mar 24, 1989 13:38 UTC
Fri Mar 24, 1989 13:38 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2008 to 2015
Cosmos 2008 to 2015 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
1989
25th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
394th mission
4th mission of 1989
368th successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission