Status
Success
Cosmos 1145
Launch Time
Tue Nov 27, 1979 09:55 UTC
Tue Nov 27, 1979 09:55 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1145
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 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1979
103rd orbital launch attempt
Vostok-2
115th mission
8th mission of 1979
104th successful mission
40th consecutive successful mission