Status
Success
Cosmos 1244
Launch Time
Thu Feb 12, 1981 18:21 UTC
Thu Feb 12, 1981 18:21 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1244
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
1981
14th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
255th mission
4th mission of 1981
237th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission