MISSION NAME
DS-U1-A
Status
Success
DATE
18 APR 1968
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
86/4
Description
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.
Kosmos 11K63
Rocket Description
The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.