Status
Success
Cosmos 2112
Launch Time
Mon Dec 10, 1990 07:54 UTC
Mon Dec 10, 1990 07:54 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2112
Cosmos 2112 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
116th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
409th mission
10th mission of 1990
383rd successful mission
39th consecutive successful mission