Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 5
Launched
April 26, 1966
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 26, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 182nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 557th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-116, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 464 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 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
- 5th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 182nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 557th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-116 · NORAD 2152 · 1966-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-036A
- Epoch
- 1966-04-26 11:18:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.65763176 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127801
- Inclination
- 48.394°
- Ascending node
- 321.223°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.2145°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.2517°
- 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-116 · NORAD 2152 · re-entered December 3, 1966
Kosmos-2 (N05) Stage 2 · re-entered August 15, 1966
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
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
16th launch from 86/1, 4th this year · 40th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 5 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 5 launched on April 26, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 5?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 5 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 5 reach?
Kosmos-116, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 464 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).