Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U1-A
Launched
April 18, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U1-A launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 18, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 310th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 823rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-215, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 453 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 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
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 310th launch21st this yearhumanity's 823rd orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-215 · NORAD 3205 · 1968-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-033A
- Epoch
- 1968-04-18 23:42:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.74183703 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0147025
- Inclination
- 48.4426°
- Ascending node
- 140.3285°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.8952°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.817°
- 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-215 · NORAD 3205 · re-entered June 30, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N24) Stage 2 · re-entered May 19, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DS-U1-A was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 385 kg spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. It was equipped with eight telescopes for optical observation, and one for ultraviolet astronomy. A X-ray experiment was also carried.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
4th launch from 86/4, 3rd this year · 54th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-A launch?
DS-U1-A launched on April 18, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-A?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-A launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-A reach?
Kosmos-215, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 453 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).