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

DS-P1-Yu 43

Launched

May 27, 1971

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-P1-Yu 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 27, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 575th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 1,223rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-423, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 494 km orbit inclined 71.1°. 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
77th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 575th launch34th this yearhumanity's 1,223rd orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

71.1°Inclination
278 × 494 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
63.9°Ascending node
20230 d agoElement epoch1971-05-27 16:22 UTC · stale

Kosmos-423 · NORAD 5246 · 1971-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1971-047A
Epoch
1971-05-27 16:22:59 UTC
Mean motion
15.6313448 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0159509
Inclination
71.0574°
Ascending node
63.8766°
Arg. of perigee
77.0789°
Mean anomaly
284.8121°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
3
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-423 · NORAD 5246 · re-entered November 26, 1971

Kosmos-2 (N77) Stage 2 · re-entered August 29, 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 133/3 (133L)

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

45th launch from 133/3 (133L), 5th this year · 181st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

8 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-P1-Yu 43 launch?

DS-P1-Yu 43 launched on May 27, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 43?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 43?

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

Where did DS-P1-Yu 43 launch from?

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

What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 43 reach?

Kosmos-423, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 494 km orbit inclined 71.1°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 43 launch?

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