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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-I 2

Launched

March 16, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-P1-I 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 16, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 226th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 673rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-148, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 411 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Kosmos 11K63 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
10th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 226th launch11th this yearhumanity's 673rd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

71.0°Inclination
280 × 411 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
74.5°Ascending node
21763 d agoElement epoch1967-03-17 06:58 UTC · stale

Kosmos-148 · NORAD 2712 · 1967-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1967-023A
Epoch
1967-03-17 06:58:53 UTC
Mean motion
15.77197785 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0097365
Inclination
70.996°
Ascending node
74.5393°
Arg. of perigee
71.4319°
Mean anomaly
289.732°
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-148 · NORAD 2712 · re-entered May 7, 1967

Kosmos-2 (N10) Stage 2 · re-entered April 14, 1967

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

Map of 133/3 (133L)

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1st launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 12th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-P1-I 2 launch?

DS-P1-I 2 launched on March 16, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-I 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-I 2?

Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet

Where did DS-P1-I 2 launch from?

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did DS-P1-I 2 reach?

Kosmos-148, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 411 km orbit inclined 71.0°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-I 2 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).