Status
Success
Cosmos 841
Launch Time
Thu Jul 15, 1976 13:11 UTC
Thu Jul 15, 1976 13:11 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 841
Cosmos 841 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
1976
70th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
154th mission
16th mission of 1976
139th successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission