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Omega-1 No. 1

Kosmos 63S1 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on April 13, 1963, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 13, 1963 · 11:00 UTCLaunch 1963-010Launch no. 240 in the log
RocketKosmos 63S1
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad Mayak-2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 13, 1963, 11:00
Launch designation
1963-010
Mission
Omega-1 No. 1
Flight name
Kosmos-14

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
257 km
Initial apogee
495 km
Inclination
48.9°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-141963-010ANORAD 567All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research InstituteTechnology200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 29, 1963

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.