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DS-P1-Yu No. 16

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 3, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 3, 1968 · 12:58 UTCLaunch 1968-083Launch no. 883 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 3, 1968, 12:58
Launch designation
1968-083
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 16
Flight name
Kosmos-245
Vehicle flight ID
V295-02

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2451968-083ANORAD 3457Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 15, 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.