Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U1-IK 1
Launched
December 25, 1969
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U1-IK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 25, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 452nd launch, 81st this year and humanity's 1,045th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 1,192 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 51st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 452nd launch81st this yearhumanity's 1,045th orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-2 · NORAD 4285 · 1969-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-110A
- Epoch
- 1969-12-25 12:57:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.60249754 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0696849
- Inclination
- 48.4015°
- Ascending node
- 199.4894°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.8757°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.1065°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-2 · NORAD 4285 · re-entered June 7, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N51) Stage 2 · re-entered March 21, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate the ionosphere.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
14th launch from 86/4, 4th this year · 64th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-IK 1 launch?
DS-U1-IK 1 launched on December 25, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-IK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-IK 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-IK 1 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-IK 1 reach?
Interkosmos-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 1,192 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-IK 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).