Status
Success
Cosmos 1420
Launch Time
Thu Nov 11, 1982 06:14 UTC
Thu Nov 11, 1982 06:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1420
Cosmos 1420 satellite 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
1982
115th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
292nd mission
23rd mission of 1982
271st successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission