Status
Success
Cosmos 1089
Launch Time
Wed Mar 21, 1979 04:13 UTC
Wed Mar 21, 1979 04:13 UTC
200th flight of Cosmos-3M.
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1089
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 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1979
27th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
221st mission
5th mission of 1979
204th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission