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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2I86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U1-G 1
Launched
February 11, 1966
Summary
DS-U1-G 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on February 11, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 169th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 529th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Kosmos-2I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-108, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 849 km orbit inclined 48.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Kosmos-2I flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 169th launch7th this yearhumanity's 529th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-108 · NORAD 2002 · 1966-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-011A
- Epoch
- 1966-02-11 19:16:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12452452 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0453758
- Inclination
- 48.8738°
- Ascending node
- 358.8783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.5426°
- Mean anomaly
- 256.4488°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-108 · NORAD 2002 · re-entered November 21, 1966
Kosmos 63S1 (N34) Stage 2 · re-entered June 1, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
14th launch from 86/1, 2nd this year · 38th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-G 1 launch?
DS-U1-G 1 launched on February 11, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-G 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-G 1?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-G 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-G 1 reach?
Kosmos-108, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 849 km orbit inclined 48.9°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-G 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).