Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-S 1
Launched
June 16, 1967
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U3-S 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 16, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 248th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 715th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-166, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 582 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 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
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 248th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 715th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-166 · NORAD 2848 · 1967-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-061A
- Epoch
- 1967-06-16 07:30:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.47903125 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0222962
- Inclination
- 48.6145°
- Ascending node
- 289.8741°
- Arg. of perigee
- 134.8258°
- Mean anomaly
- 227.0957°
- 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
- Kosmos-166 · NORAD 2848 · re-entered October 25, 1967
Kosmos-2 (N15) Stage 2 · re-entered October 11, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-U3-S satellites were Soviet scientific satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They were used to conduct multispectral imaging of the Sun.
Pad
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
25th launch from 86/1, 5th this year · 49th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U3-S 1 launch?
DS-U3-S 1 launched on June 16, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-S 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-S 1?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-S 1 launch from?
86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-S 1 reach?
Kosmos-166, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 582 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-S 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).