Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 12
Launched
April 9, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 9, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 306th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 818th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-211, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 16, 1968, was 203 × 1,525 km inclined 81.9°. 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
- 23rd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 306th launch17th this yearhumanity's 818th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-211 · NORAD 3181 · 1968-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-028A
- Epoch
- 1968-04-16 20:33:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10720788 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0913439
- Inclination
- 81.8677°
- Ascending node
- 28.32°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.4147°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.6364°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 104
- 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-211 · NORAD 3181 · re-entered November 10, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N23) Stage 2 · re-entered August 17, 1968
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
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 46th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 12 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 12 launched on April 9, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 12?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 12 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 12 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-211, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 16, 1968, was 203 × 1,525 km inclined 81.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).