Kosmos 381
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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1970-102A |
| SATCATno. | 04783 |
| Mission duration | 53 years, 8 months, 25 days (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Ionosfernaya |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 2, 1970, 04:00UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M11K65M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | in 1,200 years (planned) |
Cosmos 381(Russian:Космос 381) satellite provided data on the physical characteristics of the layers of theEarth's Ionosphere using a Mayak radio transmitter. The study covered almost the entire global surface.[1]
Launch
[edit]It was launched to aLow Earth Orbitby aKosmos-3rocket(11K65M) from the LC–132/2 starting point atPlesetsk Cosmodromeon 2 December 1970.
Orbit
[edit]Orbit was 971 x 1013km. Inclination 74 degrees. Decay into the Earth's atmosphere is expected after about 1,200 years.[1]
See also
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External links
[edit]- Űrhajózási lexikon. Chief editor Iván Almár. Budapest: Akadémiai – Zrínyi. 1981.ISBN963 05 2348 5
- Lib.Cas
- Nasa-Gsfc
- Astronautix
References
[edit]- ^abJanes Spaceflight Directory (1987)ISBN0-7106-0838-1p. 206
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