Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 53
Launched
April 21, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 21, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 656th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,341st orbital launch attempt. It was the 89th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-487, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 499 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
- 89th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 656th launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,341st orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-487 · NORAD 6006 · 1972-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-033A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-21 13:18:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62173272 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0163432
- Inclination
- 70.9647°
- Ascending node
- 29.2989°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.2555°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.7322°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-487 · NORAD 6006 · re-entered September 24, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N89) Stage 2 · re-entered July 3, 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
56th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 234th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 53 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 53 launched on April 21, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 53?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 53 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 53 reach?
Kosmos-487, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 499 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).