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DS-P1-Yu No. 18

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on March 5, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 5, 1969 · 13:04 UTCLaunch 1969-020Launch no. 945 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 5, 1969, 13:04
Launch designation
1969-020
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 18
Flight name
Kosmos-268

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
215 km
Initial apogee
2,165 km
Inclination
48.4°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2681969-020ANORAD 3773Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 9, 1970

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