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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-A
Soviet Space Program · Kosmos 11K63 · 86/4, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Soviet Space Program's 310th launch · 21st this year · humanity's 823rd orbital launch attempt
April 18, 1968Add to calendar
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DS-U1-A
DS-U1-A was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 385 kg spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. It was equipped with eight telescopes for optical observation, and one for ultraviolet astronomy. A X-ray experiment was also carried.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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