Status
Success
Cosmos 1538
Launch Time
Tue Feb 21, 1984 15:36 UTC
Tue Feb 21, 1984 15:36 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1538
Cosmos 1538 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
1984
19th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
323rd mission
5th mission of 1984
300th successful mission
26th consecutive successful mission