Status
Success
Cosmos 1048
Launch Time
Thu Nov 16, 1978 21:45 UTC
Thu Nov 16, 1978 21:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1048
Cosmos 1048 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
1978
109th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
211th mission
16th mission of 1978
195th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission