Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 61
Launched
April 12, 1973
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 12, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 729th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,442nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 100th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-553, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 500 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
- 100th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 729th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,442nd orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-553 · NORAD 6427 · 1973-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-020A
- Epoch
- 1973-04-12 23:54:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62038113 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0164159
- Inclination
- 70.9626°
- Ascending node
- 16.4573°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.0205°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.9425°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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-553 · NORAD 6427 · re-entered November 11, 1973
Kosmos-2 (N100) Stage 2 · re-entered August 7, 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
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 283rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 61 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 61 launched on April 12, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 61?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 61 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 61 reach?
Kosmos-553, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 500 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).