Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-IK 2
Launched
October 14, 1970
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U3-IK 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 14, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 517th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 1,139th orbital launch attempt. It was the 69th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 664 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
- 69th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 517th launch64th this yearhumanity's 1,139th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-4 · NORAD 4580 · 1970-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-084A
- Epoch
- 1970-10-14 14:18:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.36678254 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.029397
- Inclination
- 48.4038°
- Ascending node
- 151.1129°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.2502°
- Mean anomaly
- 259.1279°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-4 · NORAD 4580 · re-entered January 17, 1971
Kosmos-2 (N69) Stage 2 · re-entered December 17, 1970
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
19th launch from 86/4, 5th this year · 69th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U3-IK 2 launch?
DS-U3-IK 2 launched on October 14, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-IK 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-IK 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-IK 2 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-IK 2 reach?
Interkosmos-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 664 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-IK 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).