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DS-P1-I No. 4

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 20, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 20, 1968 · 14:39 UTCLaunch 1968-079Launch no. 879 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 20, 1968, 14:39
Launch designation
1968-079
Mission
DS-P1-I No. 4
Flight name
Kosmos-242
Vehicle flight ID
Ya231-04

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2421968-079ANORAD 3414Southern State Design BureauCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 13, 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.