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Cosmos 387

Cosmos 387 was launched on December 16, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 19, 1980).

COSPAR 1970-111ANORAD 4806Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-387
Common name
Cosmos 387
Payload designation
Tselina-OM No. 10L
Other names
11F616M No. Yu225-010:RA
International designator
1970-111A
NORAD catalog number
4806
GCAT identifier
S04806
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.228

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-OM
Owner
TsNII-108
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-OM

Launch

Date
December 16, 1970 · 04:29 UTC
Launch record
1970-111Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
524 km
Apogee
537 km
Inclination
74.01°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 19, 1980
Last known active
1971
End of operations
1971

Size

Mass
434 kg
Dry mass
434 kg
Length
5.1 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
5.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13377612 (CC0).