Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U1-R
Launched
April 24, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U1-R launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 24, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 475th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,083rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-335, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 301 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
- 59th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 475th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,083rd orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-335 · NORAD 4380 · 1970-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-035A
- Epoch
- 1970-04-24 22:06:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01848034 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003675
- Inclination
- 48.3828°
- Ascending node
- 145.2574°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.1703°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.0541°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-335 · NORAD 4380 · re-entered June 22, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N59) Stage 2 · re-entered May 17, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to study spectral ranges in the Earth's atmosphere
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
16th launch from 86/4, 2nd this year · 66th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
98 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-R launch?
DS-U1-R launched on April 24, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-R?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-R launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-R reach?
Kosmos-335, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 301 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).