Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-I 13
Launched
June 30, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-I 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 30, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 670th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 1,359th orbital launch attempt. It was the 92nd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-497, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 793 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 3 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
- 92nd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 670th launch38th this yearhumanity's 1,359th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-497 · NORAD 6076 · 1972-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-048A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-01 12:05:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12604861 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.037357
- Inclination
- 70.9807°
- Ascending node
- 55.5853°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.6343°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.6807°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- 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 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-497 · NORAD 6076 · re-entered November 7, 1973
Kosmos-2 (N92) Stage 2 · re-entered March 17, 1973
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
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
58th launch from 133/3 (133L), 6th this year · 242nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-I 13 launch?
DS-P1-I 13 launched on June 30, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-I 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-I 13?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-I 13 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-I 13 reach?
Kosmos-497, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 793 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-I 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).