Status
Success
Cosmos 1680
Launch Time
Wed Sep 04, 1985 07:05 UTC
Wed Sep 04, 1985 07:05 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1680
Cosmos 1680 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
1985
81st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
347th mission
9th mission of 1985
324th successful mission
50th consecutive successful mission