Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 65
Launched
October 16, 1973
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 65 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 16, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 775th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,504th orbital launch attempt. It was the 105th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-601, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 1,539 km orbit inclined 81.9°. 14 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
- 105th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 775th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,504th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-601 · NORAD 6875 · 1973-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-075A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-17 08:33:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.08275223 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0920163
- Inclination
- 81.9158°
- Ascending node
- 260.0896°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.6491°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.2409°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 12 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-601 · NORAD 6875 · re-entered August 15, 1974
Kosmos-2 (N105) Stage 2 · re-entered November 6, 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
69th launch from 133/3 (133L), 6th this year · 316th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 65 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 65 launched on October 16, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 65?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 65?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 65 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 65 reach?
Kosmos-601, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 1,539 km orbit inclined 81.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 65 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).