Cosmos 381

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:00:02

Wednesday December 2, 1970

Mission Details

Cosmos 381 is a Soviet Kosmos equipped satellite. It was designed to research the outer spheres of the Earth (ionosphere) and the cosmos around it. It was programmed by the Soviet Academy of Sciences. It was operated by the Defense Ministry of the Soviet Union

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

800 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Cosmos-3M

Active 1967 to 2010

Manufacturer

OKB-586

Rocket

Height: 32.42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,500 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,486 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.44m

Height: 5.72m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 132/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 5 hours

Site 132/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 5 hours

Stats

Cosmos-3

43rd

Mission

10th

Mission of 1970

OKB-586

537th

Mission

79th

Mission of 1970

1970

111th

Orbital launch attempt