Kosmos 11

Societ technology demonstration satellite. Kosmos 11 was launched on October 20, 1962 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 18, 1964).

COSPAR 1962 B THE 1NORAD 441Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-11
Common name: Kosmos 11
Payload designation: DS-A1 No. 1
International designator: 1962 B THE 1
NORAD catalog number: 441
GCAT identifier: S00441
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.024

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: DS-A1
Owner: OKB-586
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Yangel KB
Platform (bus): DS

Launch

Date: October 20, 1962 · 04:00 UTC
Launch record: 1962 B THESuccess
Rocket: Kosmos 63S1
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad Mayak-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 249 km
Apogee: 864 km
Inclination: 48.98°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 18, 1964
Last known active: Oct 28, 1962
End of operations: Oct 28, 1962

Size

Mass: 220 kg
Dry mass: 220 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q367580 (CC0).