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Kosmos 381
Country/ies of origin Russia
CoverageGlobal
Constellation size
First launch1970
Orbital characteristics
Orbital height971 x 1013km

Cosmos 381 (Russian: Космос 381) satellite provided data on the physical characteristics of the layers of the Earth's Ionosphere using a Mayak radio transmitter. The study covered almost the entire global surface.[1]

Launch

It was launched to a Low Earth Orbit by a Kosmos-3 rocket (11K65M) from the LC–132/2 starting point at Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 2 December 1970.

Orbit

Orbit was 971 x 1013km. Inclination 74 degrees. Decay into the Earth's atmosphere is expected after about 1,200 years.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0-7106-0838-1 p. 206


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