Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-U2-MG 1
Launched
January 20, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-MG 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 20, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 457th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,052nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-321, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 488 km orbit inclined 70.9°. 4 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
- 54th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 457th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,052nd orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-321 · NORAD 4308 · 1970-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-006A
- Epoch
- 1970-01-20 21:38:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.63858051 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.01542
- Inclination
- 70.9432°
- Ascending node
- 64.3875°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.429°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.4354°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-321 · NORAD 4308 · re-entered March 23, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N54) Stage 2 · re-entered March 7, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate the magnetic field of the Earth.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 110th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-MG 1 launch?
DS-U2-MG 1 launched on January 20, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-MG 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-MG 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-MG 1 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-MG 1 reach?
Kosmos-321, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 488 km orbit inclined 70.9°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-MG 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).