Soviet Space ProgramSputnik 11A5931/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Polyot
Launched
November 1, 1963
Image: Soviet space program
Summary
Polyot launched on a Soviet Space Program Sputnik 11A59 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 1, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 67th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 279th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Sputnik 11A59 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Polyot, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 343 × 1,423 km orbit inclined 58.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Sputnik 11A59 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Sputnik 11A59 flightSoviet Space Program's 67th launch18th this yearhumanity's 279th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Polyot · NORAD 683 · 1963-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- POLYOT 1
- Object ID
- 1963-043A
- Epoch
- 1963-11-01 18:59:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.05188377 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0744832
- Inclination
- 58.8974°
- Ascending node
- 198.575°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.6127°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.4318°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Polyot · NORAD 683 · re-entered October 16, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Polyot 1 (I1) was a mission to test the propulsion of the I2P coorbital ASAT satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 52nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Polyot launch?
Polyot launched on November 1, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Polyot?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Polyot?
Sputnik 11A59, flown by Soviet Space Program. Sputnik 11A59 spec sheet
Where did Polyot launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Polyot reach?
Polyot, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 343 × 1,423 km orbit inclined 58.9°.
How many satellites did Polyot launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).