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DS-P1-Yu No. 6

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on April 26, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 26, 1966 · 10:04 UTCLaunch 1966-036Launch no. 560 in the log
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 26, 1966, 10:04
Launch designation
1966-036
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 6
Flight name
Kosmos-116

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1161966-036ANORAD 2152Southern State Design BureauCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 3, 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.