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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2I86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 6
Launched
July 8, 1966
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 8, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 192nd launch, 30th this year and humanity's 585th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Kosmos-2I flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-123, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 527 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 36th Kosmos-2I flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 192nd launch30th this yearhumanity's 585th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-123 · NORAD 2295 · 1966-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-061A
- Epoch
- 1966-07-08 08:19:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.60618191 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0197632
- Inclination
- 48.7968°
- Ascending node
- 316.5553°
- Arg. of perigee
- 106.4532°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.7358°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-123 · NORAD 2295 · re-entered December 10, 1966
Kosmos 63S1 (N36) Stage 2 · re-entered October 2, 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
18th launch from 86/1, 6th this year · 42nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 6 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 6 launched on July 8, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 6?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 6 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 6 reach?
Kosmos-123, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 527 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).