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DS-U1-Ya No. 1

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on March 6, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

March 6, 1968 · 11:02 UTCLaunch 1968-F02Launch no. 810 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/4
OutcomeFailurestage 2 electrical failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 6, 1968, 11:02
Launch designation
1968-F02
Mission
DS-U1-Ya No. 1

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-5,500 km
Initial apogee
255 km
Inclination
48.4°
Payload mass to orbit
0.316 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2E

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos1968-F02Southern State Design Bureau———

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