Status
Success
Cosmos 858
Launch Time
Wed Sep 29, 1976 07:04 UTC
Wed Sep 29, 1976 07:04 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 858
Cosmos 858 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
99th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
159th mission
21st mission of 1976
144th successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission