Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-M 2
Launched
March 3, 1967
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-M 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on March 3, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 223rd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 669th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-145, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 2,124 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
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 223rd launch8th this yearhumanity's 669th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-145 · NORAD 2697 · 1967-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-019A
- Epoch
- 1967-03-03 10:02:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.24966319 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1260157
- Inclination
- 48.419°
- Ascending node
- 217.3399°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.3982°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.0941°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-145 · NORAD 2697 · re-entered March 8, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N09) Stage 2 · re-entered December 1, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U2-M satellites were Soviet technological demonstrations satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They tested atomic clocks in space.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
22nd launch from 86/1, 2nd this year · 46th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-M 2 launch?
DS-U2-M 2 launched on March 3, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-M 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-M 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-M 2 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-M 2 reach?
Kosmos-145, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 2,124 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-M 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).