Status
Success
Cosmos 2416
Launch Time
Wed Dec 21, 2005 19:34 UTC
Wed Dec 21, 2005 19:34 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2416
Cosmos 2416 satellite is a satellite of the Strela-3M (Rodnik) 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: 280.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2005
52nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
470th mission
3rd mission of 2005
441st successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission