Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-I 4
Launched
September 20, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-I 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 20, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 346th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 878th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-242, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 409 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 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
- 31st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 346th launch57th this yearhumanity's 878th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-242 · NORAD 3414 · 1968-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-079A
- Epoch
- 1968-09-20 19:00:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.76177941 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009085
- Inclination
- 70.957°
- Ascending node
- 218.7878°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.9745°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.0351°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-242 · NORAD 3414 · re-entered November 13, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N31) Stage 2 · re-entered October 22, 1968
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
11th launch from 133/3 (133L), 5th this year · 58th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-I 4 launch?
DS-P1-I 4 launched on September 20, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-I 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-I 4?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-I 4 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-I 4 reach?
Kosmos-242, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 409 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-I 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).