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DS-P1-I No. 1

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on January 25, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 25, 1966 · 12:28 UTCLaunch 1966-004Launch no. 525 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 25, 1966, 12:28
Launch designation
1966-004
Mission
DS-P1-I No. 1
Flight name
Kosmos-106

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
284 km
Initial apogee
549 km
Inclination
48.4°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1061966-004ANORAD 1949Southern State Design BureauCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 14, 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.