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DS-U2-IK Kopernik-500

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on April 19, 1973, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 19, 1973 · 10:19 UTCLaunch 1973-022Launch no. 1,437 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad LC86/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 19, 1973, 10:19
Launch designation
1973-022
Mission
DS-U2-IK Kopernik-500
Flight name
IK-Kopernik-500

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
200 km
Initial apogee
1,526 km
Inclination
48.4°
Payload mass to orbit
0.256 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Interkosmos-9 Kopernik-5001973-022ANORAD 6433InterkosmosSpace science256 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 15, 1973

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