Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500
Launched
April 19, 1973
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 19, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 731st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,444th orbital launch attempt. It was the 101st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-9 Kopernik-500, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 1,533 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 2 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
- 101st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 731st launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,444th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-9 Kopernik-500 · NORAD 6433 · 1973-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-022A
- Epoch
- 1973-04-20 23:28:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.08916417 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0915859
- Inclination
- 48.4049°
- Ascending node
- 312.042°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.8582°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.4217°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 22
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-9 Kopernik-500 · NORAD 6433 · re-entered October 15, 1973
Kosmos-2 (N101) Stage 2 · re-entered October 17, 1973
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
24th launch from 86/4, 1st this year · 75th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
281 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 launch?
DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 launched on April 19, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 reach?
Interkosmos-9 Kopernik-500, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 1,533 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).