Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
13:38:00
Friday March 24, 1989
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.
Low Earth Orbit
8 Payloads
400 kilograms
394th
Mission
4th
Mission of 1989
2279th
Mission
20th
Mission of 1989
25th
Orbital launch attempt