Status
Success
Cosmos 2408 and 2409
Launch Time
Thu Sep 23, 2004 15:07 UTC
Thu Sep 23, 2004 15:07 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2408 and 2409
Cosmos 2408 and 2409 satellite is a satellite of the Strela-3 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: 2
Total Mass: 450.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2004
38th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
467th mission
2nd mission of 2004
438th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission