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Launch FailureSoviet Space Program
Kosmos 11K63: DS-P1-Yu 44
The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.
Tuesday, 3 August 1971

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#75
Agency Launches This Year#50
Launches From This Pad159
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About Kosmos 11K63
The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.
Launch Site
133/3 (133L) · 62.8870°N 40.8470°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.