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DS-P1-Yu No. 36

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 22, 1970, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

May 22, 1970 · 12:39 UTCLaunch 1970-F03Launch no. 1,088 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 22, 1970, 12:39
Launch designation
1970-F03
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 36
Vehicle flight ID
Yu457-32

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,000 km
Initial apogee
50 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos1970-F03Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony———

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