Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 71
Launched
July 25, 1974
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 71 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 25, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 848th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 1,601st orbital launch attempt. It was the 113th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-668, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 323 × 460 km orbit inclined 70.9°. 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
- 113th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 848th launch47th this yearhumanity's 1,601st orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-668 · NORAD 7385 · 1974-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-058A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-25 13:18:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.61134447 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0101992
- Inclination
- 70.9475°
- Ascending node
- 122.4162°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.8219°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.4181°
- 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-668 · NORAD 7385 · re-entered February 21, 1975
Kosmos-2 (N113) Stage 2 · re-entered November 15, 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
77th launch from 133/3 (133L), 5th this year · 369th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 71 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 71 launched on July 25, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 71?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 71 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 71 reach?
Kosmos-668, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 323 × 460 km orbit inclined 70.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).