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DS-P1-Yu No. 37

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 24, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 24, 1971 · 11:15 UTCLaunch 1971-037Launch no. 1,209 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 24, 1971, 11:15
Launch designation
1971-037
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 37
Flight name
Kosmos-408
Vehicle flight ID
Yu457-33

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
200 km
Initial apogee
1,513 km
Inclination
81.8°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4081971-037ANORAD 5177Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 29, 1971

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