Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U2-M 2

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 DS-U2-M 2
Start: 1967-03-03T06:44:58.000Z
Location: 86/1

Kosmos 11K63

Status

Success

Date

3 MAR 1967

06:44

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

86/1

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

The DS-U2-M satellites were Soviet technological demonstrations satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They tested atomic clocks in space.

Rocket

Kosmos 11K63

Mission Type

Communications

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