Status
Success
Cosmos 968
Launch Time
Fri Dec 16, 1977 04:25 UTC
Fri Dec 16, 1977 04:25 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 968
Cosmos 968 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
125th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
194th mission
28th mission of 1977
178th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission