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DS-P1-Yu No. 64

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 28, 1973, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 28, 1973 · 09:29 UTCLaunch 1973-094Launch no. 1,517 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 28, 1973, 09:29
Launch designation
1973-094
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 64
Flight name
Kosmos-611
Vehicle flight ID
64653-170

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
268 km
Initial apogee
481 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6111973-094ANORAD 6952Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 19, 1974

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