Status
Success
Cosmos 1937
Launch Time
Tue Apr 05, 1988 14:41 UTC
Tue Apr 05, 1988 14:41 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1937
Cosmos 1937 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
1988
30th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
385th mission
3rd mission of 1988
359th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission