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DS-U2-MP No. 2

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on June 5, 1967, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 5, 1967 · 05:03 UTCLaunch 1967-056Launch no. 713 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 5, 1967, 05:03
Launch designation
1967-056
Mission
DS-U2-MP No. 2
Flight name
Kosmos-163

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
256 km
Initial apogee
600 km
Inclination
48.4°
Payload mass to orbit
0.280 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1631967-056ANORAD 2832Southern State Design BureauSpace science280 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 11, 1967

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