Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 47
Launched
November 17, 1971
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 47 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 17, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 611th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 1,280th orbital launch attempt. It was the 82nd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-455, one of 2 catalogued objects, from November 19, 1971, was 278 × 497 km 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
- 82nd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 611th launch70th this yearhumanity's 1,280th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-455 · NORAD 5608 · 1971-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-097A
- Epoch
- 1971-11-19 12:06:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62452221 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.016189
- Inclination
- 71.0072°
- Ascending node
- 217.7403°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.5499°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.337°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 32
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-455 · NORAD 5608 · re-entered April 9, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N81) Stage 2 · re-entered February 8, 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
50th launch from 133/3 (133L), 10th this year · 203rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 47 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 47 launched on November 17, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 47?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 47?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 47 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 47 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-455, one of 2 catalogued objects, from November 19, 1971, was 278 × 497 km inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 47 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).