Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kosmos 133
Launched
November 28, 1966
Summary
Kosmos 133 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 28, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 209th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 635th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-133, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 148 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.8°. The spacecraft was Soyuz 7K-OK No.2 (Soyuz 7K-OK (A) 11F615 #2). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz flightSoviet Space Program's 209th launch47th this yearhumanity's 635th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Soyuz 7K-OK No.2 (Soyuz 7K-OK (A) 11F615 #2)
First generation Soyuz used for a test flight.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 1 day 23 hours
The Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft was intentionally blown up when a failure of the attitude control system prevented it from re-entering the atmosphere inside Soviet soil.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-133 · NORAD 2601 · 1966-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-107A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-28 15:14:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29059352 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0081982
- Inclination
- 51.7848°
- Ascending node
- 241.6044°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.329°
- Mean anomaly
- 41.1046°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-133 · NORAD 2601 · re-entered November 30, 1966
Soyuz No. 02 Blok-I · re-entered November 29, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 133 was the first uncrewed test flight of the Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft, intended to dock with a second Soyuz launched a day later. Attitude-control problems used up its fuel, and when the reentry trajectory threatened to land in China the spacecraft was destroyed by its self-destruct system.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62nd launch from 31/6, 26th this year · 163rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kosmos 133 launch?
Kosmos 133 launched on November 28, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 133?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kosmos 133?
Soyuz, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 133 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kosmos 133 reach?
Kosmos-133, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 148 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
Which program is Kosmos 133 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz