Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 45
Launched
August 27, 1971
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 27, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 596th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 1,254th orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-435, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 473 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
- 79th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 596th launch55th this yearhumanity's 1,254th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-435 · NORAD 5441 · 1971-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-072A
- Epoch
- 1971-08-27 13:45:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.66270733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0142307
- Inclination
- 70.9684°
- Ascending node
- 138.1579°
- Arg. of perigee
- 79.9071°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.8099°
- 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-435 · NORAD 5441 · re-entered January 28, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N79) Stage 2 · re-entered November 20, 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

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47th launch from 133/3 (133L), 7th this year · 192nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 45 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 45 launched on August 27, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 45?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 45 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 45 reach?
Kosmos-435, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 473 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
