Status
Success
Cosmos 676
Launch Time
Wed Sep 11, 1974 17:40 UTC
Wed Sep 11, 1974 17:40 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 676
Cosmos 676 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
1974
77th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
112th mission
12th mission of 1974
99th successful mission
22nd consecutive successful mission