Status
Success
Cosmos 1269
Launch Time
Thu May 07, 1981 13:21 UTC
Thu May 07, 1981 13:21 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1269
Cosmos 1269 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
1981
43rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
258th mission
7th mission of 1981
240th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission