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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

DS-P1-Yu 33

Launched

June 12, 1970

Launch Successful

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.

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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
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

48.4°Inclination
224 × 2066 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
108.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
357.9°Ascending node
20579 d agoElement epoch1970-06-12 16:22 UTC · stale

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

Map of 86/4

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

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).