Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-IK 1
Launched
October 14, 1969
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U3-IK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 14, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 434th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,021st orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 635 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
- Heliophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 45th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 434th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,021st orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-1 · NORAD 4128 · 1969-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-088A
- Epoch
- 1969-10-14 18:00:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.41820619 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.027378
- Inclination
- 48.3796°
- Ascending node
- 183.5021°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.6511°
- Mean anomaly
- 252.4018°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
- Interkosmos-1 · NORAD 4128 · re-entered January 2, 1970
Kosmos-2 (N45) Stage 2 · re-entered December 16, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.
Pad
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
12th launch from 86/4, 2nd this year · 62nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
223 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U3-IK 1 launch?
DS-U3-IK 1 launched on October 14, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-IK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-IK 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-IK 1 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-IK 1 reach?
Interkosmos-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 635 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-IK 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).