Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 72
Launched
September 26, 1974
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 72 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 26, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 862nd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 1,618th orbital launch attempt. It was the 114th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-686, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 484 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 20 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
- 114th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 862nd launch61st this yearhumanity's 1,618th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-686 · NORAD 7447 · 1974-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-074A
- Epoch
- 1974-09-26 17:53:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.63313665 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0145472
- Inclination
- 71.048°
- Ascending node
- 253.6093°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.5628°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.009°
- 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
20 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 18 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-686 · NORAD 7447 · re-entered May 1, 1975
Kosmos-2 (N114) Stage 2 · re-entered October 29, 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
78th launch from 133/3 (133L), 6th this year · 377th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 72 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 72 launched on September 26, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 72?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 72 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 72 reach?
Kosmos-686, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 484 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 72 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).