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DS-P1-Yu No. 33

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 3, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 3, 1971 · 11:00 UTCLaunch 1971-F08Launch no. 1,242 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeFailurestage 2 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 3, 1971, 11:00
Launch designation
1971-F08
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 33
Vehicle flight ID
45747-139

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,230 km
Initial apogee
270 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos1971-F08Proto-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.