Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-MP 1
Launched
December 12, 1966
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-MP 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 12, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 211th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 640th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-135, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 656 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 5 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
- 7th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 211th launch49th this yearhumanity's 640th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-135 · NORAD 2612 · 1966-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-112A
- Epoch
- 1966-12-12 21:54:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.38202575 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0289325
- Inclination
- 48.4439°
- Ascending node
- 347.2165°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.9562°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.1562°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-135 · NORAD 2612 · re-entered April 12, 1967
Kosmos-2 (N07) Stage 2 · re-entered March 15, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U3-S satellites were Soviet scientific satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They investigated micrometeoroids and particles of dust in space.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
19th launch from 86/1, 7th this year · 43rd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
157 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-MP 1 launch?
DS-U2-MP 1 launched on December 12, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-MP 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-MP 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-MP 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-MP 1 reach?
Kosmos-135, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 656 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-MP 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).