Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 75
Launched
January 28, 1975
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 75 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 28, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 891st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,657th orbital launch attempt. It was the 117th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-705, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 506 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
- 117th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 891st launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,657th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-705 · NORAD 7623 · 1975-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-006A
- Epoch
- 1975-01-29 06:18:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.61227818 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0168987
- Inclination
- 70.967°
- Ascending node
- 306.1552°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.9148°
- Mean anomaly
- 285.08°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.00050924
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-705 · NORAD 7623 · re-entered November 18, 1975
Kosmos-2 (N117) Stage 2 · re-entered June 25, 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
81st launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 398th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 75 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 75 launched on January 28, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 75?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 75?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 75 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 75 reach?
Kosmos-705, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 506 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 75 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
