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DS-P1-Yu No. 74

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 25, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 25, 1974 · 12:06 UTCLaunch 1974-058Launch no. 1,595 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 25, 1974, 12:06
Launch designation
1974-058
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 74
Flight name
Kosmos-668
Vehicle flight ID
29543-165

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6681974-058ANORAD 7385Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 21, 1975

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