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DS-P1-Yu No. 4

Kosmos 63S1 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on December 21, 1965, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 21, 1965 · 06:14 UTCLaunch 1965-107Launch no. 514 in the log
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 21, 1965, 06:14
Launch designation
1965-107
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 4
Flight name
Kosmos-101

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
255 km
Initial apogee
509 km
Inclination
48.8°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1011965-107ANORAD 1846Southern State Design BureauCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 12, 1966

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