Status
Success
Cosmos 2298
Launch Time
Tue Dec 20, 1994 05:11 UTC
Tue Dec 20, 1994 05:11 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2298
Cosmos 2298 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
1994
87th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
439th mission
5th mission of 1994
412th successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission