Kosmos 388

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 388 was launched on December 18, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 10, 1971).

COSPAR 1970-112ANORAD 4811Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-388
Common name: Kosmos 388
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 43L
International designator: 1970-112A
NORAD catalog number: 4811
GCAT identifier: S04811
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.228

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1-Yu A
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: December 18, 1970 · 09:39 UTC
Launch record: 1970-112Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 263 km
Apogee: 479 km
Inclination: 70.95°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 10, 1971
Last known active: May 10, 1971
End of operations: May 10, 1971

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53522 (CC0).