Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 1
Launched
July 30, 1964
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 30, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 92nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 344th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Kosmos-2I flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-36, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 501 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Kosmos-2I flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 92nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 344th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-36 · NORAD 844 · 1964-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-042A
- Epoch
- 1964-07-30 06:13:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.65144495 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0179046
- Inclination
- 49.0018°
- Ascending node
- 305.8766°
- Arg. of perigee
- 116.0536°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.8179°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-36 · NORAD 844 · re-entered February 28, 1965
Kosmos 63S1 (N22) Stage 2 · re-entered November 29, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.
Pad

Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
22nd launch from Mayak-2, 4th this year · 22nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 1 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 1 launched on July 30, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 1?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 1 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 1 reach?
Kosmos-36, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 501 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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