Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U2-V 4
Launched
February 20, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U2-V 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on February 20, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 294th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 799th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-202, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 496 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 2 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
- 20th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 294th launch5th this yearhumanity's 799th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-202 · NORAD 3128 · 1968-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-010A
- Epoch
- 1968-02-20 15:50:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.73176385 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0206867
- Inclination
- 48.4466°
- Ascending node
- 254.9832°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.0486°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.3847°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-202 · NORAD 3128 · re-entered March 24, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N20) Stage 2 · re-entered March 4, 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
2nd launch from 86/4, 1st this year · 52nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U2-V 4 launch?
DS-U2-V 4 launched on February 20, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U2-V 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U2-V 4?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U2-V 4 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U2-V 4 reach?
Kosmos-202, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 496 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U2-V 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).