Status
Success
Cosmos 1850
Launch Time
Tue Jun 09, 1987 14:45 UTC
Tue Jun 09, 1987 14:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1850
Cosmos 1850 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
1987
52nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
372nd mission
5th mission of 1987
346th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission