Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U1-A

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U1-A
Start: 1968-04-18T22:29:53.000Z
Location: 86/4

Kosmos 11K63

Status

Success

Date

18 APR 1968

22:29

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

86/4

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

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.

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