Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500
Start: 1973-04-19T10:19:58.000Z
Location: 86/4

Kosmos 11K63

Status

Success

Date

19 APR 1973

10:19

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

86/4

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.

Rocket

Kosmos 11K63

Mission Type

Earth Science

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