Status
Success
Cosmos 1841
Launch Time
Fri Apr 24, 1987 16:59 UTC
Fri Apr 24, 1987 16:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1841
The Foton satellites are built on the basis of the Zenit satellites, themselves derived from the Vostok spacecraft.
Foton has a mass of 7t, can carry 625kg of equipment, and has an operational life in orbit of thirty days. A Bion satellite can be broken down into three parts: the Drop Compartment, the Descent Compartment (SA) and the Instrument Compartment.
Only the SA Compartment is capable of returning to Earth. It contains most of the scientific payload. It is shaped like a sphere 2,3 m in diameter and has two hatches 1,2 m in diameter.
The Instrument Compartment is cylindrical in shape and has a mass of 500kg. It has a diameter of 2m and a length of 50cm. It also contains scientific experiments.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7,200.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1987
39th orbital launch attempt
Soyuz U
488th mission
14th mission of 1987
475th successful mission
42nd consecutive successful mission