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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2I86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U1-G 2
Launched
December 19, 1967
Summary
DS-U1-G 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 19, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 287th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 786th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Kosmos-2I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-196, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 894 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 5 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
- 38th Kosmos-2I flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 287th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 786th orbital launch attempt138th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-196 · NORAD 3074 · 1967-125 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-125A
- Epoch
- 1967-12-19 09:20:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.02776797 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0473828
- Inclination
- 48.7621°
- Ascending node
- 132.2416°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.6343°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.7508°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-196 · NORAD 3074 · re-entered July 7, 1968
Kosmos 63S1 (N38) Stage 2 · re-entered February 20, 1968
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
26th launch from 86/1, 6th this year · 50th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
186 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-G 2 launch?
DS-U1-G 2 launched on December 19, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-G 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-G 2?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-G 2 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-G 2 reach?
Kosmos-196, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 894 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-G 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).