Status
Success
Cosmos 1741
Launch Time
Thu Apr 17, 1986 21:02 UTC
Thu Apr 17, 1986 21:02 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1741
Cosmos 1741 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
1986
32nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
355th mission
4th mission of 1986
331st successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission