Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 74
Launched
January 21, 1975
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 74 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 21, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 889th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,654th orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-703, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 1,504 km orbit inclined 82.0°. 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
- 116th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 889th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,654th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-703 · NORAD 7611 · 1975-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-003A
- Epoch
- 1975-01-21 12:35:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.1347707 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0898601
- Inclination
- 81.9571°
- Ascending node
- 312.3371°
- Arg. of perigee
- 75.199°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.6845°
- 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-703 · NORAD 7611 · re-entered November 20, 1975
Kosmos-2 (N116) Stage 2 · re-entered August 22, 1975
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
80th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 396th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 74 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 74 launched on January 21, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 74?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 74?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 74 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 74 reach?
Kosmos-703, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 1,504 km orbit inclined 82.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 74 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).