Status
Success
Cosmos 378
Launch Time
Tue Nov 17, 1970 18:20 UTC
Tue Nov 17, 1970 18:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 378
Cosmos 378 is a satellite of the DS-U2 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: 643.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1970
105th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
42nd mission
9th mission of 1970
34th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission