Status
Success
Cosmos 1777
Launch Time
Wed Sep 10, 1986 01:45 UTC
Wed Sep 10, 1986 01:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1777
Cosmos 1777 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
75th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
361st mission
10th mission of 1986
336th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission