Status
Success
Cosmos 1814
Launch Time
Wed Jan 21, 1987 09:10 UTC
Wed Jan 21, 1987 09:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1814
Cosmos 1814 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 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1987
6th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
368th mission
1st mission of 1987
343rd successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission