Status
Success
Cosmos 1898
Launch Time
Tue Dec 01, 1987 14:15 UTC
Tue Dec 01, 1987 14:15 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1898
Cosmos 1898 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
102nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
379th mission
12th mission of 1987
353rd successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission