Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-I 1
Launched
January 25, 1966
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-I 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on January 25, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 165th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 522nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-106, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 29, 1966, was 292 × 557 km inclined 48.4°. 2 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 Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 165th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 522nd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-106 · NORAD 1949 · 1966-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-004A
- Epoch
- 1966-01-29 10:39:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49929979 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.019497
- Inclination
- 48.3852°
- Ascending node
- 248.6832°
- Arg. of perigee
- 128.9137°
- Mean anomaly
- 232.8745°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 61
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-106 · NORAD 1949 · re-entered November 14, 1966
Kosmos-2 (N04) Stage 2 · re-entered July 16, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-P1-I series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
13th launch from 86/1, 1st this year · 37th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-I 1 launch?
DS-P1-I 1 launched on January 25, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-I 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-I 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-I 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-I 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-106, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 29, 1966, was 292 × 557 km inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-I 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).