Status
Success
Cosmos 1093
Launch Time
Sat Apr 14, 1979 05:27 UTC
Sat Apr 14, 1979 05:27 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1093
Tselina is a Russian, formerly Soviet, military space-based radio surveillance system. It is capable of determining the exact location of radio-emitting objects and also their type, modes of operation, and how active they are. For instance, preparation for a military operation may raise the activity of the radio communications. Detection of these communications by a space-based surveillance system can provide early warning of this activity, warning that may be unavailable by other means.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,750.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1979
33rd orbital launch attempt
Vostok-2
111th mission
4th mission of 1979
100th successful mission
36th consecutive successful mission