Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-GK 2
Launched
June 13, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-GK 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 13, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 484th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 1,094th orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-348, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 605 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 3 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
- 62nd Kosmos 11K63 flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 484th launch31st this yearhumanity's 1,094th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-348 · NORAD 4413 · 1970-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-044A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-13 10:57:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.56048832 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.029306
- Inclination
- 70.9812°
- Ascending node
- 335.3033°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.6793°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.794°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-348 · NORAD 4413 · re-entered July 25, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N62) Stage 2 · re-entered July 9, 1970
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
33rd launch from 133/3 (133L), 8th this year · 130th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-GK 2 launch?
DS-U2-GK 2 launched on June 13, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-GK 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-GK 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-GK 2 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-GK 2 reach?
Kosmos-348, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 605 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-GK 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).