Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 49
Launched
December 17, 1971
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 17, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 626th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 1,299th orbital launch attempt. It was the 85th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-467, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 471 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
- 85th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 626th launch85th this yearhumanity's 1,299th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-467 · NORAD 5704 · 1971-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-113A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-17 11:58:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.67288971 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.014441
- Inclination
- 71.0003°
- Ascending node
- 245.1611°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.8944°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.8748°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-467 · NORAD 5704 · re-entered April 18, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N85) Stage 2 · re-entered February 17, 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
52nd launch from 133/3 (133L), 12th this year · 214th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 49 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 49 launched on December 17, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 49?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 49 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 49 reach?
Kosmos-467, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 471 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).