Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-GK 1
Launched
December 19, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-GK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 19, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 370th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 917th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-261, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 636 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 24 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
- 35th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 370th launch81st this yearhumanity's 917th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-261 · NORAD 3624 · 1968-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-117A
- Epoch
- 1968-12-20 02:47:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49233059 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0309369
- Inclination
- 71.0479°
- Ascending node
- 87.1536°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.2457°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.3925°
- 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
24 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 21 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-261 · NORAD 3624 · re-entered February 12, 1969
Kosmos-2 (N35) Stage 2 · re-entered January 7, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U2-GK satellites were Soviet geophysical research satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14th launch from 133/3 (133L), 8th this year · 68th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-GK 1 launch?
DS-U2-GK 1 launched on December 19, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-GK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-GK 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-GK 1 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-GK 1 reach?
Kosmos-261, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 636 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-GK 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).