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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2I86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-D 1
Launched
December 21, 1966
Summary
DS-U2-D 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 21, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 215th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 647th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Kosmos-2I flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-137, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 1,723 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 2 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
- 37th Kosmos-2I flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 215th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 647th orbital launch attempt130th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-137 · NORAD 2627 · 1966-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-117A
- Epoch
- 1966-12-21 14:48:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.78462368 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1016589
- Inclination
- 48.7804°
- Ascending node
- 238.6384°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.7561°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.6801°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-137 · NORAD 2627 · re-entered November 23, 1967
Kosmos 63S1 (N37) Stage 2 · re-entered September 25, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U2-D satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20th launch from 86/1, 8th this year · 44th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
8 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-D 1 launch?
DS-U2-D 1 launched on December 21, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-D 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-D 1?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-D 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-D 1 reach?
Kosmos-137, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 1,723 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-D 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).