Status
Success
Cosmos 1954
Launch Time
Tue Jun 21, 1988 16:26 UTC
Tue Jun 21, 1988 16:26 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1954
Cosmos 1954 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
54th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
386th mission
4th mission of 1988
360th successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission