Kosmos 381

Soviet research satellite (Ionosfernaya). Kosmos 381 was launched on December 2, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1970-102ANORAD 4783Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-381
Common name: Kosmos 381
Payload designation: Ionosfernaya Stantsiya No 12
International designator: 1970-102A
NORAD catalog number: 4783
GCAT identifier: S04783
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.228

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: ISTN
Owner: OKB-10
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus): KAUR-1

Launch

Date: December 2, 1970 · 04:00 UTC
Launch record: 1970-102Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 966 km
Apogee: 1,012 km
Inclination: 74.04°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: January 1971
End of operations: January 1971

Size

Mass: 800 kg
Dry mass: 800 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3402093 (CC0).