Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-GF
Launched
December 26, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-GF launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 26, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 371st launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 919th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-262, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 809 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
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 36th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 371st launch82nd this yearhumanity's 919th orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-262 · NORAD 3629 · 1968-119 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-119A
- Epoch
- 1968-12-26 15:46:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11485607 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0390879
- Inclination
- 48.4252°
- Ascending node
- 196.0658°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.2728°
- Mean anomaly
- 256.1144°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-262 · NORAD 3629 · re-entered July 18, 1969
Kosmos-2 (N36) Stage 2 · re-entered April 30, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U2-GF satellite was a Soviet solar research satellite launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
10th launch from 86/4, 9th this year · 60th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-GF launch?
DS-U2-GF launched on December 26, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-GF?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-GF?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-GF launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-GF reach?
Kosmos-262, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 809 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-GF launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).