Kosmos 389

Soviet signals intelligence satellite. Kosmos 389 was launched on December 18, 1970 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 24, 2003).

COSPAR 1970-113ANORAD 4813Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-389
Common name: Kosmos 389
Payload designation: Tselina-D (1) No. 1L
Other names: 11F619 No. Yu225-001:RA
International designator: 1970-113A
NORAD catalog number: 4813
GCAT identifier: S04813
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.228

Mission

Mission type: Signals intelligence
Use: Defense
Program: Tselina-D1
Owner: TsNII-108
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Tselina-D

Launch

Date: December 18, 1970 · 16:15 UTC
Launch record: 1970-113Success
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 638 km
Apogee: 687 km
Inclination: 81.19°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 24, 2003
Last known active: 1971
End of operations: 1971

Size

Mass: 1,750 kg
Dry mass: 1,750 kg
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753827 (CC0).