Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-I 3
Launched
December 14, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-I 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 14, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 368th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 913th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-259, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 1,342 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 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
- 34th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 368th launch79th this yearhumanity's 913th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-259 · NORAD 3612 · 1968-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-113A
- Epoch
- 1968-12-14 16:32:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.35012252 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0782872
- Inclination
- 48.4142°
- Ascending node
- 114.5457°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.0911°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.8648°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-259 · NORAD 3612 · re-entered May 5, 1969
Kosmos-2 (N34) Stage 2 · re-entered May 10, 1969
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
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
9th launch from 86/4, 8th this year · 59th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-I 3 launch?
DS-U2-I 3 launched on December 14, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-I 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-I 3?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-I 3 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-I 3 reach?
Kosmos-259, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 1,342 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-I 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).