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Soviet-era artificial satellite
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Kosmos-1378
Mission typeELINT
COSPAR ID1982-059A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.13271Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration6 months (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeELINT
Launch mass2,200 kg (4,900 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date10 June 1982
RocketR-36 or RT-2
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude633 km (393 mi)
Apogee altitude633 km (393 mi)
Inclination82.50°
Period97.6 minutes
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Kosmos-1378 was one of more than 2,400 Soviet artificial satellites launched as part of the USSR space program. Kosmos-1378 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the USSR, on June 10, 1982. The R-36 or RT-2 (it is unclear which vehicle launched the satellite) placed the satellite in orbit around Earth. The mass of the satellite at launch was approximately 2,200 kilograms. Kosmos-1378 was a satellite designed for electronic reconnaissance, communications and navigation (ELINT).

References

  1. "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
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