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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-U2-MG 2

Launched

August 10, 1970

Launch Successful

Image: Gunter Krebs

Summary

DS-U2-MG 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 10, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 497th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 1,111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-356, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 543 km orbit inclined 82.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Kosmos 11K63 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
65th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 497th launch44th this yearhumanity's 1,111th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.0°Inclination
240 × 543 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
284.3°Ascending node
20520 d agoElement epoch1970-08-11 03:29 UTC · stale

Kosmos-356 · NORAD 4487 · 1970-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1970-059A
Epoch
1970-08-11 03:29:38 UTC
Mean motion
15.61129297 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0223789
Inclination
82.0423°
Ascending node
284.2875°
Arg. of perigee
78.3489°
Mean anomaly
284.2796°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
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-356 · NORAD 4487 · re-entered October 2, 1970

Kosmos-2 (N65) Stage 2 · re-entered October 1, 1970

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Satellite designed to investigate the magnetic field of the Earth.

Pad

Map of 133/3 (133L)

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

35th launch from 133/3 (133L), 10th this year · 139th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

44 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DS-U2-MG 2 launch?

DS-U2-MG 2 launched on August 10, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DS-U2-MG 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-U2-MG 2?

Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet

Where did DS-U2-MG 2 launch from?

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did DS-U2-MG 2 reach?

Kosmos-356, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 543 km orbit inclined 82.0°.

How many satellites did DS-U2-MG 2 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).