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DS-P1-Yu No. 28

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 18, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 18, 1969 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1969-090Launch no. 1,023 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 18, 1969, 10:00
Launch designation
1969-090
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 28
Flight name
Kosmos-303
Vehicle flight ID
Yu295-03

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-3031969-090ANORAD 4136Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 23, 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.