Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-MO 2
Launched
January 16, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-MO 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on January 16, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 456th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,051st orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-320, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 332 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos 11K63 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 53rd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 456th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,051st orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-320 · NORAD 4301 · 1970-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-005A
- Epoch
- 1970-01-16 15:11:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96894978 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0062319
- Inclination
- 48.4022°
- Ascending node
- 235.5536°
- Arg. of perigee
- 182.7876°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.2752°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-320 · NORAD 4301 · re-entered February 10, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N53) Stage 2 · re-entered January 28, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Small satellite designed to evaluate aerodynamic systems for stabilization and orientation of spacecraft.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
15th launch from 86/4, 1st this year · 65th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-MO 2 launch?
DS-MO 2 launched on January 16, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-MO 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-MO 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-MO 2 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-MO 2 reach?
Kosmos-320, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 332 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-MO 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).