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DS-P1-I No. 3

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 5, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 5, 1968 · 11:20 UTCLaunch 1968-015Launch no. 807 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 5, 1968, 11:20
Launch designation
1968-015
Mission
DS-P1-I No. 3
Flight name
Kosmos-204
Vehicle flight ID
U231-06

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
270 km
Initial apogee
845 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2041968-015ANORAD 3139Southern State Design BureauCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 2, 1969

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