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DS-P1-Yu No. 70

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on January 21, 1975, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 21, 1975 · 11:04 UTCLaunch 1975-003Launch no. 1,648 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 21, 1975, 11:04
Launch designation
1975-003
Mission
DS-P1-Yu No. 70
Flight name
Kosmos-703
Vehicle flight ID
45753-167

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
197 km
Initial apogee
1,516 km
Inclination
82.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-7031975-003ANORAD 7611Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 20, 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.