Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 17
Launched
December 3, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 3, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 366th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 907th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-257, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 450 km orbit inclined 70.9°. 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
- 33rd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 366th launch77th this yearhumanity's 907th orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-257 · NORAD 3578 · 1968-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-107A
- Epoch
- 1968-12-04 15:06:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.70695289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127168
- Inclination
- 70.9414°
- Ascending node
- 292.5757°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.4619°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.0929°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- 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-257 · NORAD 3578 · re-entered March 5, 1969
Kosmos-2 (N33) Stage 2 · re-entered January 16, 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
13th launch from 133/3 (133L), 7th this year · 67th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 17 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 17 launched on December 3, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 17?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 17 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 17 reach?
Kosmos-257, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 450 km orbit inclined 70.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).