Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2

Kosmos 381 (Ionosfernaya Stantsiya #2), a Soviet ionospheric topside sounder with cosmic-ray, VLF, UV, and radiation instruments. Only successful Ionosfernaya launch; Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk on 2 December 1970.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

800 kg

Flight

27th

of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights

Date and time

2 December 1970, 04:00 UTC

Rocket

Kosmos-3M (11K65M)

Builder

Polyot

Launch site

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

1970-102

Launches in 1970

111th of 124

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