Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U2-GF

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U2-GF
Start: 1968-12-26T09:45:02.000Z
Location: 86/4

Kosmos 11K63

Status

Success

Date

26 DEC 1968

09:45

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

86/4

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

The DS-U2-GF satellite was a Soviet solar research satellite launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Rocket

Kosmos 11K63

Mission Type

Astrophysics

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