Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 46
Launched
October 19, 1971
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 19, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 609th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 1,272nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 81st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-453, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 502 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 3 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
- 81st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 609th launch68th this yearhumanity's 1,272nd orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-453 · NORAD 5563 · 1971-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-090A
- Epoch
- 1971-10-20 08:25:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.61603451 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0166069
- Inclination
- 70.9946°
- Ascending node
- 215.0336°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.9751°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.0024°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-453 · NORAD 5563 · re-entered March 19, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N81) Stage 2 · re-entered January 1, 1972
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
49th launch from 133/3 (133L), 9th this year · 201st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 46 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 46 launched on October 19, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 46?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 46 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 46 reach?
Kosmos-453, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 502 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
