Kosmos 378
| Mission type | Ionospheric |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1970-097A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-U2-IP |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 710 kilograms (1,570 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 November 1970, 18:20:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 132/2 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 17 August 1972 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 233 kilometres (145 mi) |
| Apogee | 1,697 kilometres (1,054 mi) |
| Inclination | 74 degrees |
| Period | 104.4 minutes |
Kosmos 378 (Russian: Космос 378 meaning Cosmos 378), also known as DS-U2-IP No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 710-kilogram (1,570 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study the ionosphere.[1]
Launch
A Kosmos-3M 11K65M carrier rocket, serial number 47117-107, was used to launch Kosmos 378 into low Earth orbit.[2] It was launched at 18:20:01 UTC on 17 November 1970, from Site 132/2 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[2] The launch resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1970-097A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 04713.
Orbit
Kosmos 378 was the only DS-U2-IP satellite to be launched.[1][5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 233 kilometres (145 mi), an apogee of 1,697 kilometres (1,054 mi), 74 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 104.4 minutes.[6] It completed operations on 13 September 1971,[7] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 17 August 1972.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-IP". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ "Cosmos 378". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-IP". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Retrieved 26 December 2009.