Status
Success
Cosmos 1992
Launch Time
Thu Jan 26, 1989 15:36 UTC
Thu Jan 26, 1989 15:36 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1992
Cosmos 1992 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
1989
5th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
391st mission
1st mission of 1989
365th successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission