Status
Success
Cosmos 1302
Launch Time
Fri Aug 28, 1981 16:18 UTC
Fri Aug 28, 1981 16:18 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1302
Cosmos 1302 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
86th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
262nd mission
11th mission of 1981
244th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission