LaunchesDS-U1-A
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DS-U1-A
Kosmos 11K63 · Astrophysics
196886/4, Kapustin Yar
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- 86/4
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2