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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1 3
Launched
August 6, 1963
Summary
DS-P1 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on August 6, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 63rd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 266th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Kosmos-2I flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 575 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 2 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
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Kosmos-2I flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 63rd launch14th this yearhumanity's 266th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-19 · NORAD 632 · 1963-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-033A
- Epoch
- 1963-08-06 08:43:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.56645012 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0251056
- Inclination
- 49.229°
- Ascending node
- 350.4224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.9053°
- Mean anomaly
- 249.764°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-19 · NORAD 632 · re-entered March 30, 1964
Kosmos 63S1 (N15) Stage 2 · re-entered December 9, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-P1 series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
15th launch from Mayak-2, 5th this year · 15th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1 3 launch?
DS-P1 3 launched on August 6, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1 3?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-P1 3 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1 3 reach?
Kosmos-19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 575 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did DS-P1 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).