Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-I 17
Launched
February 5, 1976
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-I 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 5, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 988th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,796th orbital launch attempt. It was the 121st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-801, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 805 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 17 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
- 121st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 988th launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,796th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-801 · NORAD 8658 · 1976-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 17 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 801
- Object ID
- 1976-012A
- Epoch
- 1976-02-06 04:34:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11336621 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.038387
- Inclination
- 70.9796°
- Ascending node
- 350.7735°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.3364°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.1484°
- 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
17 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 15 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-801 · NORAD 8658 · re-entered January 5, 1978
Kosmos-2 (N121) Stage 2 · re-entered March 24, 1977
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
85th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 465th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
203 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-I 17 launch?
DS-P1-I 17 launched on February 5, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-I 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-I 17?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-I 17 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-I 17 reach?
Kosmos-801, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 805 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-I 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).