Status
Success
Cosmos 836
Launch Time
Tue Jun 29, 1976 08:12 UTC
Tue Jun 29, 1976 08:12 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 836
Cosmos 836 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
1976
62nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
152nd mission
14th mission of 1976
137th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission