Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-V 1
Launched
October 19, 1965
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-V 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 19, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 146th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 487th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Kosmos 11K63 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-93, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 524 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
- 1st Kosmos 11K63 flightSoviet Space Program's 146th launch38th this yearhumanity's 487th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-93 · NORAD 1629 · 1965-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-084A
- Epoch
- 1965-10-19 14:22:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.67836718 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0224569
- Inclination
- 48.3703°
- Ascending node
- 64.9484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.518°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.0524°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-93 · NORAD 1629 · re-entered January 3, 1966
Kosmos-2 (N01) Stage 2 · re-entered November 17, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U2-V satellites were Soviet scientific satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They investigated ionospheric phenomenons.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
8th launch from 86/1, 6th this year · 32nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-V 1 launch?
DS-U2-V 1 launched on October 19, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-V 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-V 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-V 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-V 1 reach?
Kosmos-93, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 524 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-V 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).