Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-I 15
Launched
June 26, 1974
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-I 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 26, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 838th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 1,588th orbital launch attempt. It was the 111th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-662, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 820 km orbit inclined 70.9°. 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
- 111th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 838th launch37th this yearhumanity's 1,588th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-662 · NORAD 7347 · 1974-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-047A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-27 02:35:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.08312755 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0392365
- Inclination
- 70.922°
- Ascending node
- 99.9243°
- Arg. of perigee
- 82.8681°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.6873°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- 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-662 · NORAD 7347 · re-entered August 28, 1976
Kosmos-2 (N111) Stage 2 · re-entered October 26, 1975
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
75th launch from 133/3 (133L), 3rd this year · 361st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
112 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-I 15 launch?
DS-P1-I 15 launched on June 26, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-I 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-I 15?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-I 15 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-I 15 reach?
Kosmos-662, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 820 km orbit inclined 70.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-I 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
