Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 58
Launched
October 11, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 11, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 694th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 1,393rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 96th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-524, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 275 × 495 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
- 96th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 694th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 1,393rd orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-524 · NORAD 6229 · 1972-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-080A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-11 14:38:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.63433387 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0162602
- Inclination
- 70.9805°
- Ascending node
- 219.9284°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.2547°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.7218°
- 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-524 · NORAD 6229 · re-entered March 25, 1973
Kosmos-2 (N96) Stage 2 · re-entered December 20, 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
61st launch from 133/3 (133L), 9th this year · 259th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 58 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 58 launched on October 11, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 58?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 58 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 58 reach?
Kosmos-524, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 275 × 495 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).