Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 76
Launched
April 8, 1975
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 76 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 8, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 908th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,679th orbital launch attempt. It was the 118th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-725, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 489 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
- 118th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 908th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,679th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-725 · NORAD 7730 · 1975-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-026A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-10 17:52:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.63896001 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0156341
- Inclination
- 70.9958°
- Ascending node
- 108.4414°
- Arg. of perigee
- 75.5536°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.2904°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 31
- B*
- 0.00038222
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-725 · NORAD 7730 · re-entered January 6, 1976
Kosmos-2 (N118) Stage 2 · re-entered September 9, 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
82nd launch from 133/3 (133L), 3rd this year · 409th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 76 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 76 launched on April 8, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 76?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 76?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 76 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 76 reach?
Kosmos-725, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 489 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 76 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).