Status
Partial Failure
Cosmos 1763
Launch Time
Wed Jul 16, 1986 04:21 UTC
Wed Jul 16, 1986 04:21 UTC
The orbit was too low.
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1763
Cosmos 1763 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 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1986
57th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
359th mission
8th mission of 1986