Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 57
Launched
October 5, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 57 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 5, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 693rd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 1,391st orbital launch attempt. It was the 95th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-523, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 279 × 487 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 12 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
- 95th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 693rd launch61st this yearhumanity's 1,391st orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-523 · NORAD 6222 · 1972-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-078A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-06 08:46:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.63964667 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0153884
- Inclination
- 71.03°
- Ascending node
- 184.3691°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.8731°
- Mean anomaly
- 282.9675°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 10 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-523 · NORAD 6222 · re-entered March 7, 1973
Kosmos-2 (N95) Stage 2 · re-entered December 7, 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
60th launch from 133/3 (133L), 8th this year · 258th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 57 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 57 launched on October 5, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 57?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 57?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 57 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 57 reach?
Kosmos-523, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 279 × 487 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 57 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).