Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-IK 2
Launched
December 2, 1971
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-IK 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 2, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 618th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 1,287th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 1,157 km orbit inclined 48.5°. 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
- 84th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 618th launch77th this yearhumanity's 1,287th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-5 · NORAD 5641 · 1971-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-104A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-02 11:22:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6581955 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.067409
- Inclination
- 48.4557°
- Ascending node
- 152.4102°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.6348°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.0218°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-5 · NORAD 5641 · re-entered April 7, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N84) Stage 2 · re-entered March 2, 1972
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
21st launch from 86/4, 2nd this year · 71st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
272 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-IK 2 launch?
DS-U2-IK 2 launched on December 2, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-IK 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-IK 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-IK 2 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-IK 2 reach?
Interkosmos-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 1,157 km orbit inclined 48.5°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-IK 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).