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DS-P1-Yu No. 68

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

July 11, 1974 · 10:59 UTCLaunch 1974-F04Launch no. 1,588 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeFailurestage 1 failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 11, 1974, 10:59
Launch designation
1974-F04
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 68
Vehicle flight ID
29543-164

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,300 km
Initial apogee
30 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos1974-F04Proto-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.