Status
Success
Cosmos 2208
Launch Time
Wed Aug 12, 1992 05:44 UTC
Wed Aug 12, 1992 05:44 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2208
Cosmos 2208 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 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1992
54th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
427th mission
6th mission of 1992
400th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission