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DS-P1-Yu No. 27

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 24, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 24, 1969 · 11:00 UTCLaunch 1969-102Launch no. 1,035 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 24, 1969, 11:00
Launch designation
1969-102
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 27
Flight name
Kosmos-311
Vehicle flight ID
Yu646-24

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-3111969-102ANORAD 4252Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 10, 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.