Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-V 3
Launched
December 26, 1967
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-V 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 26, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 288th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 787th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-197, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 485 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 9 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
- 19th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 288th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 787th orbital launch attempt139th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-197 · NORAD 3079 · 1967-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-126A
- Epoch
- 1967-12-26 10:15:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.74778765 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0197223
- Inclination
- 48.3908°
- Ascending node
- 185.7754°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.857°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.4879°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-197 · NORAD 3079 · re-entered January 30, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N19) Stage 2 · re-entered January 8, 1968
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
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
1st launch from 86/4, 1st this year · 51st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-V 3 launch?
DS-U2-V 3 launched on December 26, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-V 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-V 3?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-V 3 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-V 3 reach?
Kosmos-197, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 485 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-V 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).