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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Kosmos 11K63: DS-U2-M 1
The DS-U2-M satellites were Soviet technological demonstrations satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They tested atomic clocks in space.
Friday, 26 November 1965
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 TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad86/1
Location🇷🇺 Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#106
Agency Launches This Year#45
Launches From This Pad26
Launches From This Site101
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
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
86/1 · 48.5694°N 46.2932°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.