Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:05:09
Tuesday April 27, 2010
Last flight of Cosmos-3M (and of a Cosmos rocket) after 445 flights.
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.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
580 kilograms
479th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2010
18th
Orbital launch attempt