Status
Success
Cosmos 2056
Launch Time
Thu Jan 18, 1990 12:52 UTC
Thu Jan 18, 1990 12:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2056
Cosmos 2056 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
1990
4th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
400th mission
1st mission of 1990
374th successful mission
30th consecutive successful mission