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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-Yu 36

Launched

October 8, 1970

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-P1-Yu 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 8, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 514th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 1,136th orbital launch attempt. It was the 68th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-369, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 515 km orbit inclined 70.9°. 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
68th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 514th launch61st this yearhumanity's 1,136th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

70.9°Inclination
274 × 515 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
243.1°Ascending node
20461 d agoElement epoch1970-10-08 22:38 UTC · stale

Kosmos-369 · NORAD 4573 · 1970-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1970-081A
Epoch
1970-10-08 22:38:10 UTC
Mean motion
15.60126546 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.017859
Inclination
70.9332°
Ascending node
243.1234°
Arg. of perigee
89.4363°
Mean anomaly
272.7301°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
5
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-369 · NORAD 4573 · re-entered January 22, 1971

Kosmos-2 (N68) Stage 2 · re-entered November 30, 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

Map of 133/3 (133L)

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

38th launch from 133/3 (133L), 13th this year · 146th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

22 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-P1-Yu 36 launch?

DS-P1-Yu 36 launched on October 8, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 36?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 36?

Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet

Where did DS-P1-Yu 36 launch from?

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 36 reach?

Kosmos-369, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 515 km orbit inclined 70.9°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 36 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).