Status
Success
Cosmos 1072
Launch Time
Tue Jan 16, 1979 17:37 UTC
Tue Jan 16, 1979 17:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1072
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1979
3rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
217th mission
1st mission of 1979
200th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission