Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-I 1
Launched
May 24, 1966
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-I 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on May 24, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 187th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 567th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 214 × 1,302 km orbit inclined 48.4°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 6th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 187th launch25th this yearhumanity's 567th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-119 · NORAD 2182 · 1966-043 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-043A
- Epoch
- 1966-05-24 06:52:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.42180393 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.076311
- Inclination
- 48.3953°
- Ascending node
- 280.6886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.7032°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.9325°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-119 · NORAD 2182 · re-entered November 30, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U2-I satellites were Soviet ionospheric research satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
17th launch from 86/1, 5th this year · 41st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-I 1 launch?
DS-U2-I 1 launched on May 24, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-I 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-I 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-I 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-I 1 reach?
It reached a 214 × 1,302 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-I 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).