Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 33
Launched
June 12, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 12, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 483rd launch, 30th this year and humanity's 1,093rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-347, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 2,066 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
- 61st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 483rd launch30th this yearhumanity's 1,093rd orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-347 · NORAD 4411 · 1970-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-043A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-12 16:22:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.32454131 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1225409
- Inclination
- 48.404°
- Ascending node
- 357.8834°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.7585°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.3327°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-347 · NORAD 4411 · re-entered November 7, 1971
Kosmos-2 (N61) Stage 2 · re-entered February 14, 1971
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
17th launch from 86/4, 3rd this year · 67th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Kapustin Yar, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 33 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 33 launched on June 12, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 33?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 33 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 33 reach?
Kosmos-347, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 2,066 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
