Status
Success
Cosmos 407
Launch Time
Fri Apr 23, 1971 11:30 UTC
Fri Apr 23, 1971 11:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 407
Cosmos 407 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
1971
38th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
51st mission
5th mission of 1971
42nd successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission