In orbitDebris

COSMOS 397 DEB

NORAD: 5013
COSPAR: 1971-015G

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Spacecraft

Owner: Space Defence Force, USSR Armed Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S05013, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1971-02-25
Rocket: Tsiklon-2
Flight: Kosmos-397
Mission name: I2P
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC90/20
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1971-015

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1971-015, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1971-02-25
Period: 109.2 min
Inclination: 65.81°
Apogee: 1,824 km
Perigee: 556 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0826 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 397 (NORAD 4964)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris115 in total, 40 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit