Status
Success
Cosmos 923
Launch Time
Fri Jul 01, 1977 11:52 UTC
Fri Jul 01, 1977 11:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 923
Cosmos 923 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
1977
60th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
178th mission
12th mission of 1977
163rd successful mission
40th consecutive successful mission