Satellite description

COSMOS 382, 4786 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 02 Dec 1970 UTC via a PROTON-K/D launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

4786, 1970-103A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

TSKBEM (RU)

Manufacturer

TsKBEM

Mission

Civil Spaceship

Bus & Motor

7K-L1E, Unknown motor

Mass

~19,040 kg wet, ~2,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-12-02 (54 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/D

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

19.635 m², Large (>1 m²)