Launch Overview
Vehicle
Kosmos 11K63
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
GTsP-4 / LC86/4
Outcome
Success
Flight
N/A
COSPAR Designator
1968-033
Mission
DS-U1-A (Astrophysics)
DS-U1-A was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 385 kg spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. It was equipped with eight telescopes for optical observation, and one for ultraviolet astronomy. A X-ray experiment was also carried.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Kosmos 11K63
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
310 (21 YTD)
Site launches
54 (3 YTD)
Pad launches
4 (3 YTD)