Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-IK 3
Launched
June 30, 1972
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U3-IK 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 30, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 669th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 1,358th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 242 × 520 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 3 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
- 91st Kosmos 11K63 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 669th launch37th this yearhumanity's 1,358th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-7 · NORAD 6075 · 1972-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-047A
- Epoch
- 1972-06-30 08:45:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.64856052 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.020569
- Inclination
- 48.4046°
- Ascending node
- 323.8636°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.1552°
- Mean anomaly
- 285.2251°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-7 · NORAD 6075 · re-entered October 5, 1972
Kosmos-2 (N91) Stage 2 · re-entered September 29, 1972
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
22nd launch from 86/4, 1st this year · 72nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
210 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Kapustin Yar, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did DS-U3-IK 3 launch?
DS-U3-IK 3 launched on June 30, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-IK 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-IK 3?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-IK 3 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-IK 3 reach?
Interkosmos-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 242 × 520 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-IK 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).