Status
Success
Cosmos 614
Launch Time
Tue Dec 04, 1973 15:00 UTC
Tue Dec 04, 1973 15:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 614
Cosmos 614 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
1973
105th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
97th mission
15th mission of 1973
84th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission