Kosmos 1378
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Mission type | ELINT |
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COSPAR ID | 1982-059A |
SATCAT no. | 13271 |
Mission duration | 6 months (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | ELINT |
Launch mass | 2,200 kg (4,900 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 10 June 1982 |
Rocket | R-36 or RT-2 |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 633 km (393 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 633 km (393 mi) |
Inclination | 82.50° |
Period | 97.6 minutes |
Kosmos-1378 was one of more than 2,400 Soviet artificial satellites launched as part of the USSR space program. Kosmos-1378 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the USSR, on June 10, 1982. The R-36 or RT-2 (it is unclear which vehicle launched the satellite) placed the satellite in orbit around Earth. The mass of the satellite at launch was approximately 2,200 kilograms. Kosmos-1378 was a satellite designed for electronic reconnaissance, communications and navigation (ELINT).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-21.