Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-P1-Yu 78

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-P1-Yu 78
Start: 1976-05-18T10:59:57.000Z
Location: 133/3 (133L)

Kosmos 11K63

Status

Success

Date

18 MAY 1976

10:59

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Rocket

Kosmos 11K63

Mission Type

Test Target

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.

Height

31 m

Diameter

1.6 m

Launch Mass

48 T