Kosmos 396

Kosmos 396 (Russian: Космос 396 meaning Cosmos 396) was a test flight of the Zenit-4M military surveillance satellite. The Zenit satellite's purpose was high resolution photographic reconnaissance. This particular test flight returned a capsule containing exposed film.^[1]

Kosmos 396

Mission type	Reconnaissance
COSPAR ID	1971-014A
SATCAT no.	4959
Mission duration	~13 days
Orbits completed	~210
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Zenit-4M
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	6,300 kilograms (13,900 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	18 February 1971, 13:59 (1971-02-18UTC13:59Z) UTC
Rocket	Voskhod 11A57
Launch site	Plesetsk 43/3[1]
End of mission
Landing date	3 March 1971 (1971-03-04)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Eccentricity	0.00738[2]
Perigee altitude	212 kilometres (132 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	310 kilometres (190 mi)[2]
Inclination	65.4 degrees[2]
Period	89.4 minutes[2]
Epoch	17 February 1971, 19:00:00 UTC[2]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 1971 in spaceflight