Status
Success
Cosmos 1190
Launch Time
Tue Jul 01, 1980 07:12 UTC
Tue Jul 01, 1980 07:12 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1190
Cosmos 1190 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
1980
57th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
244th mission
10th mission of 1980
227th successful mission
30th consecutive successful mission