Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 15
Launched
July 18, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 18, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 335th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 857th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-233, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 1,515 km orbit 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
- 30th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 335th launch46th this yearhumanity's 857th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-233 · NORAD 3326 · 1968-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-061A
- Epoch
- 1968-07-19 02:36:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.11461694 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.090306
- Inclination
- 81.946°
- Ascending node
- 262.2491°
- Arg. of perigee
- 75.8527°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.1202°
- 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-233 · NORAD 3326 · re-entered February 7, 1969
Kosmos-2 (N30) Stage 2 · re-entered January 1, 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
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 55th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 15 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 15 launched on July 18, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 15?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 15 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 15 reach?
Kosmos-233, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 1,515 km orbit inclined 81.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).