Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Kosmos 11K63: DS-P1-Yu 15

Name: Kosmos 11K63: DS-P1-Yu 15
Start: 1968-07-18T19:59:50Z
End: 1968-07-18T19:59:50Z
Location: 133/3 (133L)

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Thursday, 18 July 1968

Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931

Launch VehicleKosmos 11K63

Vehicle FamilyKosmos

Vehicle Record118 of 126 launches (93.7%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)

Success Streak17 consecutive

Mission TypeTest Target

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad133/3 (133L)

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#69

Agency Launches This Year#46

Launches From This Pad159

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.

133/3 (133L) · 62.8870°N 40.8470°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.