Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 8
Launched
June 12, 1967
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 12, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 247th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 713th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-165, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 1,521 km orbit inclined 81.9°. 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
- 14th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 247th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 713th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-165 · NORAD 2842 · 1967-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-059A
- Epoch
- 1967-06-13 02:25:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10838445 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0908112
- Inclination
- 81.8905°
- Ascending node
- 197.389°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.5015°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.3765°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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-165 · NORAD 2842 · re-entered January 15, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N14) Stage 2 · re-entered November 1, 1967
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
3rd launch from 133/3 (133L), 3rd this year · 20th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 8 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 8 launched on June 12, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 8?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 8 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 8 reach?
Kosmos-165, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 1,521 km orbit inclined 81.9°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).