Status
Success
Cosmos 1486
Launch Time
Wed Aug 03, 1983 12:40 UTC
Wed Aug 03, 1983 12:40 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1486
Cosmos 1486 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 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1983
80th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
310th mission
16th mission of 1983
287th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission