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Credit - Yuzhnoye
Class: Earth. Type: Ionosphere. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Studied the ionosphere and charged particle flows.

Typical orbit: 234 km x 1742 km at 74 degrees inclination. Mass: 710 kg (1,560 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.

DS-U2-IP Chronology
  • 1970 November 17 - Cosmos 378 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Mass: 710 kg (1,560 lb). Perigee: 234 km (145 mi). Apogee: 1,742 km (1,082 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 104.90 min.

    Studied the ionosphere and charged particle flows.

Bibliography:

  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
  • Agapov, V, Novosti Kosmonavtiki, "K zapusku pervovo ISZ serii 'DS'", 1997, Issue 6.
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