Status
Success
Cosmos 1331
Launch Time
Thu Jan 07, 1982 15:38 UTC
Thu Jan 07, 1982 15:38 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1331
Cosmos 1331 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
1982
1st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
270th mission
1st mission of 1982
251st successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission