Status
Success
Cosmos 494
Launch Time
Fri Jun 23, 1972 09:24 UTC
Fri Jun 23, 1972 09:24 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 494
Cosmos 494 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
1972
46th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
73rd mission
6th mission of 1972
63rd successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission