Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2I86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-A1 7
Launched
July 2, 1965
Summary
DS-A1 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 2, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 130th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 451st orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Kosmos-2I flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-70, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 1,152 km orbit inclined 48.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Kosmos-2I flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 130th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 451st orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-70 · NORAD 1431 · 1965-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-052A
- Epoch
- 1965-07-03 01:51:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6364582 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.065591
- Inclination
- 48.7409°
- Ascending node
- 322.6413°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.0686°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.1558°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-70 · NORAD 1431 · re-entered December 18, 1966
Kosmos 63S1 (N30) Stage 2 · re-entered June 6, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.
Pad

86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
6th launch from 86/1, 4th this year · 30th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
131 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-A1 7 launch?
DS-A1 7 launched on July 2, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-A1 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-A1 7?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-A1 7 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-A1 7 reach?
Kosmos-70, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 1,152 km orbit inclined 48.7°.
How many satellites did DS-A1 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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