Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K6386/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-U3-S 2
Launched
July 5, 1968
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-U3-S 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 5, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 331st launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 852nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-230, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 560 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
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 331st launch42nd this yearhumanity's 852nd orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-230 · NORAD 3308 · 1968-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-056A
- Epoch
- 1968-07-05 09:46:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.50443454 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0202197
- Inclination
- 48.4038°
- Ascending node
- 344.1816°
- Arg. of perigee
- 117.5774°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.5873°
- 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-230 · NORAD 3308 · re-entered November 2, 1968
Kosmos-2 (N29) Stage 2 · re-entered October 16, 1968
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
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
8th launch from 86/4, 7th this year · 58th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-U3-S 2 launch?
DS-U3-S 2 launched on July 5, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-U3-S 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-U3-S 2?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-U3-S 2 launch from?
86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-U3-S 2 reach?
Kosmos-230, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 560 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did DS-U3-S 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).