Status
Success
Cosmos 391
Launch Time
Thu Jan 14, 1971 12:00 UTC
Thu Jan 14, 1971 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 391
Cosmos 391 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: 300.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1971
2nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
72nd mission
1st mission of 1971
68th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission