Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-I 8
Launched
March 18, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-I 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 18, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 467th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,068th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-327, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 28, 1970, was 274 × 826 km 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
- 57th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 467th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,068th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-327 · NORAD 4351 · 1970-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-020A
- Epoch
- 1970-03-28 19:47:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.07851371 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.039846
- Inclination
- 70.9596°
- Ascending node
- 10.4845°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.8588°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.4319°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 154
- 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-327 · NORAD 4351 · re-entered January 19, 1971
Kosmos-2 (N57) Stage 2 · re-entered September 27, 1970
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
30th launch from 133/3 (133L), 5th this year · 119th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-I 8 launch?
DS-P1-I 8 launched on March 18, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-I 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-I 8?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-I 8 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-I 8 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-327, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 28, 1970, was 274 × 826 km inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-I 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).