Status
Success
Cosmos 773
Launch Time
Tue Sep 30, 1975 18:37 UTC
Tue Sep 30, 1975 18:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 773
Cosmos 773 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
1975
98th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
133rd mission
15th mission of 1975
119th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission