Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 27
Launched
November 24, 1969
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 24, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 444th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 1,036th orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-311, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 490 km orbit inclined 71.1°. 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
- 49th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 444th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 1,036th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-311 · NORAD 4252 · 1969-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-102A
- Epoch
- 1969-11-24 10:46:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59236412 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.013788
- Inclination
- 71.1035°
- Ascending node
- 228.131°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.3003°
- Mean anomaly
- 252.3115°
- 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-311 · NORAD 4252 · re-entered March 10, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N49) Stage 2 · re-entered January 19, 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
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
24th launch from 133/3 (133L), 10th this year · 102nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 27 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 27 launched on November 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 27?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 27 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 27 reach?
Kosmos-311, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 490 km orbit inclined 71.1°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).