Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 56
Launched
July 12, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 56 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 12, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 675th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 1,365th orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-501, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 2,152 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 9 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
- 94th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 675th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 1,365th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-501 · NORAD 6099 · 1972-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-054A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-12 07:26:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.21577006 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.127909
- Inclination
- 48.4367°
- Ascending node
- 336.2989°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.3826°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.3339°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-501 · NORAD 6099 · re-entered May 9, 1974
Kosmos-2 (N94) Stage 2 · re-entered June 10, 1973
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
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
23rd launch from 86/4, 2nd this year · 73rd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 56 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 56 launched on July 12, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 56?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 56 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 56 reach?
Kosmos-501, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 2,152 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 56 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).