Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 26
Launched
October 24, 1969
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 24, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 440th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 1,027th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-307, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 2,171 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
- 47th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 440th launch69th this yearhumanity's 1,027th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-307 · NORAD 4184 · 1969-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-094A
- Epoch
- 1969-10-24 18:09:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.18946837 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1289129
- Inclination
- 48.3929°
- Ascending node
- 183.5779°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.9446°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.875°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-307 · NORAD 4184 · re-entered December 30, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N47) Stage 2 · re-entered July 20, 1970
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
13th launch from 86/4, 3rd this year · 63rd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
9 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 26 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 26 launched on October 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 26?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 26 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 26 reach?
Kosmos-307, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 2,171 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).