Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U1-IK 2
Launched
November 30, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U1-IK 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 30, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 705th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 1,409th orbital launch attempt. It was the 98th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 680 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 3 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
- 98th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 705th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 1,409th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-8 · NORAD 6291 · 1972-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-094A
- Epoch
- 1972-12-01 00:42:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.44446474 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.035282
- Inclination
- 70.9505°
- Ascending node
- 36.8951°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.1734°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.9802°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-8 · NORAD 6291 · re-entered March 2, 1973
Kosmos-2 (N98) Stage 2 · re-entered January 12, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate the ionosphere.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63rd launch from 133/3 (133L), 11th this year · 268th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-IK 2 launch?
DS-U1-IK 2 launched on November 30, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-IK 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-IK 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-IK 2 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-IK 2 reach?
Interkosmos-8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 680 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-IK 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).