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DS-P1-Yu No. 51

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 25, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 25, 1972 · 11:29 UTCLaunch 1972-F02Launch no. 1,337 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeFailurestage 2 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 25, 1972, 11:29
Launch designation
1972-F02
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 51
Vehicle flight ID
64634-146

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-1,600 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
Kosmos1972-F02Proto-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.