Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U1-Ya 2
Launched
June 11, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U1-Ya 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 11, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 325th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 843rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-225, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 260 × 533 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 4 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
- 28th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 325th launch36th this yearhumanity's 843rd orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-225 · NORAD 3279 · 1968-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-048A
- Epoch
- 1968-06-11 22:43:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59453223 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0201294
- Inclination
- 48.4307°
- Ascending node
- 178.7633°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.6899°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.6758°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-225 · NORAD 3279 · re-entered November 2, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N28) Stage 2 · re-entered August 15, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate cosmic rays and flows of charged particles in the Earth's magnetosphere.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
7th launch from 86/4, 6th this year · 57th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U1-Ya 2 launch?
DS-U1-Ya 2 launched on June 11, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U1-Ya 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U1-Ya 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U1-Ya 2 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U1-Ya 2 reach?
Kosmos-225, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 260 × 533 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U1-Ya 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).