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

DS-P1-I 5

Launched

March 28, 1969

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-P1-I 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 28, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 395th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 956th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-275, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 787 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
39th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 395th launch24th this yearhumanity's 956th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

71.0°Inclination
280 × 787 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
65.1°Ascending node
21020 d agoElement epoch1969-03-28 22:07 UTC · stale

Kosmos-275 · NORAD 3846 · 1969-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1969-031A
Epoch
1969-03-28 22:07:21 UTC
Mean motion
15.13278683 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0366791
Inclination
70.9922°
Ascending node
65.1137°
Arg. of perigee
81.1749°
Mean anomaly
283.0655°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
4
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-275 · NORAD 3846 · re-entered February 7, 1970

Kosmos-2 (N39) Stage 2 · re-entered September 16, 1969

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

16th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 79th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

49 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-P1-I 5 launch?

DS-P1-I 5 launched on March 28, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-I 5?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-I 5?

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

Where did DS-P1-I 5 launch from?

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

What orbit did DS-P1-I 5 reach?

Kosmos-275, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 787 km orbit inclined 71.0°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-I 5 launch?

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