| Kosmos-1378 | |
| Mission Type: | ELINT |
| Mission Duration: | 6 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft Type: | ELINT |
| Launch Date: | 10 June 1982 |
| Launch Rocket: | R-36 or RT-2 |
| Launch Site: | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth orbit |
| Orbit Inclination: | 82.50° |
| Orbit Period: | 97.6 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Previous Mission: | Kosmos 1377 |
| Next Mission: | Kosmos 1379 |
Kosmos-1378 was one of more than 2,400 Soviet artificial satellites launched as part of the USSR space program. Kosmos-1378 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the USSR, on June 10, 1982. The R-36 or RT-2 (it is unclear which vehicle launched the satellite) placed the satellite in orbit around Earth. The mass of the satellite at launch was approximately 2,200 kilograms. Kosmos-1378 was a satellite designed for electronic reconnaissance, communications and navigation (ELINT).[1]