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DS-P1-Yu No. 57

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 21, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 21, 1972 · 11:59 UTCLaunch 1972-033Launch no. 1,336 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 21, 1972, 11:59
Launch designation
1972-033
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 57
Flight name
Kosmos-487
Vehicle flight ID
45747-137

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
268 km
Initial apogee
504 km
Inclination
70.9°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4871972-033ANORAD 6006Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 24, 1972

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