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DS-U2-V No. 3

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on December 26, 1967, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 26, 1967 · 09:01 UTCLaunch 1967-126Launch no. 790 in the log
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 26, 1967, 09:01
Launch designation
1967-126
Mission
DS-U2-V No. 3
Flight name
Kosmos-197

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
294 km
Initial apogee
491 km
Inclination
48.4°
Payload mass to orbit
0.240 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1971967-126ANORAD 3079Southern State Design BureauTechnology240 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 30, 1968

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