Status
Success
Cosmos 372
Launch Time
Fri Oct 16, 1970 14:59 UTC
Fri Oct 16, 1970 14:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 372
Cosmos 372 satellite is a satellite of the Strela-2M 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: 1
Total Mass: 800.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1970
94th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
41st mission
8th mission of 1970
33rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission