Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 13
Launched
May 24, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on May 24, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 319th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 836th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-221, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 2,148 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 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
- 26th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 319th launch30th this yearhumanity's 836th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-221 · NORAD 3269 · 1968-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-043A
- Epoch
- 1968-05-24 08:33:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.22574738 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1279166
- Inclination
- 48.4252°
- Ascending node
- 304.2583°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.6409°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.0752°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-221 · NORAD 3269 · re-entered August 31, 1969
Kosmos-2 (N26) Stage 2 · re-entered April 13, 1969
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
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
6th launch from 86/4, 5th this year · 56th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 13 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 13 launched on May 24, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 13?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 13 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 13 reach?
Kosmos-221, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 2,148 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).