Status
Success
Cosmos 468
Launch Time
Fri Dec 17, 1971 13:00 UTC
Fri Dec 17, 1971 13:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 468
Cosmos 468 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 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1971
127th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
66th mission
20th mission of 1971
56th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission