Soviet Space Program
DS-U1-A
Kosmos 11K63
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, April 18, 1968 · 22:29 UTC
Mission
/01DS-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.
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Kosmos 11K63
Variant: 11K63
Launch Pad
86/4
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
48.569° N, 46.293° E
4
Pad Launches
54
Location Launches
310
Agency Launches
35
Orbital This Year