Status
Success
Cosmos 2251
Launch Time
Wed Jun 16, 1993 04:17 UTC
Wed Jun 16, 1993 04:17 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2251
Cosmos 2251 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.
Cosmos 2251 collided with Iridium-33, which will become the first satellite collision in history.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 800.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1993
38th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
432nd mission
4th mission of 1993
405th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission