Status
Success
Cosmos 783
Launch Time
Fri Nov 28, 1975 00:10 UTC
Fri Nov 28, 1975 00:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 783
Cosmos 783 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
117th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
136th mission
18th mission of 1975
122nd successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission