Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 30
Launched
February 27, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 27, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 463rd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,062nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-324, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 450 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 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
- 56th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 463rd launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,062nd orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-324 · NORAD 4338 · 1970-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-014A
- Epoch
- 1970-02-27 20:15:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.69407279 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0122469
- Inclination
- 71.0267°
- Ascending node
- 58.0264°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.7426°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.7157°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-324 · NORAD 4338 · re-entered May 23, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N56) Stage 2 · re-entered April 11, 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
29th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 115th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 30 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 30 launched on February 27, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 30?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 30 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 30 reach?
Kosmos-324, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 450 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).