Status
Success
Cosmos 388
Launch Time
Fri Dec 18, 1970 09:39 UTC
Fri Dec 18, 1970 09:39 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 388
Cosmos 388 is a satellite of the DS-P1 constellation. The satellites of the latter are used to test different systems for future Soviet military satellites.
It will test mainly new methods of communication with the ground, new radar systems and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 325.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1970
121st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
71st mission
20th mission of 1970
67th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission