Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 68
Launched
February 27, 1974
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 68 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 27, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 807th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 1,549th orbital launch attempt. It was the 109th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-633, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 498 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
- 109th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 807th launch6th this yearhumanity's 1,549th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-633 · NORAD 7187 · 1974-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-010A
- Epoch
- 1974-02-27 17:00:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.6266222 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0163999
- Inclination
- 70.9918°
- Ascending node
- 322.2979°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.0086°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.9316°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-633 · NORAD 7187 · re-entered October 4, 1974
Kosmos-2 (N109) Stage 2 · re-entered June 11, 1974
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
73rd launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 342nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 68 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 68 launched on February 27, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 68?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 68 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 68 reach?
Kosmos-633, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 498 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).