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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-Yu 21

Launched

May 27, 1969

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-P1-Yu 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 27, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 405th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 973rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-283, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 1,503 km orbit inclined 81.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Kosmos 11K63 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
41st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 405th launch34th this yearhumanity's 973rd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

81.9°Inclination
206 × 1503 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
101.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
105.7°Ascending node
20960 d agoElement epoch1969-05-27 16:12 UTC · stale

Kosmos-283 · NORAD 3957 · 1969-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1969-047A
Epoch
1969-05-27 16:12:05 UTC
Mean motion
14.13554981 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.089759
Inclination
81.9081°
Ascending node
105.6819°
Arg. of perigee
74.496°
Mean anomaly
295.3422°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
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-283 · NORAD 3957 · re-entered December 10, 1969

Kosmos-2 (N41) Stage 2 · re-entered October 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

Map of 133/3 (133L)

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

18th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 85th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

52 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-P1-Yu 21 launch?

DS-P1-Yu 21 launched on May 27, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 21?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 21?

Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet

Where did DS-P1-Yu 21 launch from?

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 21 reach?

Kosmos-283, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 1,503 km orbit inclined 81.9°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 21 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).