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

DS-P1-Yu 48

Launched

November 29, 1971

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-P1-Yu 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 29, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 615th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 1,284th orbital launch attempt. It was the 83rd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-458, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 503 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 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
83rd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 615th launch74th this yearhumanity's 1,284th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

71.0°Inclination
278 × 503 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
219.3°Ascending node
20044 d agoElement epoch1971-11-29 16:05 UTC · stale

Kosmos-458 · NORAD 5623 · 1971-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1971-101A
Epoch
1971-11-29 16:05:30 UTC
Mean motion
15.6142416 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0166599
Inclination
70.972°
Ascending node
219.2998°
Arg. of perigee
80.3087°
Mean anomaly
281.6834°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
4
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-458 · NORAD 5623 · re-entered April 20, 1972

Kosmos-2 (N82) Stage 2 · re-entered February 14, 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

Map of 133/3 (133L)

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

51st launch from 133/3 (133L), 11th this year · 207th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

11 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-P1-Yu 48 launch?

DS-P1-Yu 48 launched on November 29, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 48?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 48?

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

Where did DS-P1-Yu 48 launch from?

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

What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 48 reach?

Kosmos-458, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 503 km orbit inclined 71.0°.

How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 48 launch?

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