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Cosmos 371

Cosmos 371 was launched on October 12, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-371
Common name
Cosmos 371
Payload designation
Tsiklon No. 13L
International designator
1970-083A
NORAD catalog number
4578
GCAT identifier
S04578
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.224

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Tsiklon A1
Owner
OKB-10
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F617

Launch

Date
October 12, 1970 · 13:57 UTC
Launch record
1970-083Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
750 km
Apogee
754 km
Inclination
74.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1971
End of operations
1971

Size

Mass
775 kg
Dry mass
775 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q609218 (CC0).