April 18, 1968 at 10:29 PM UTC
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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April 18, 1968 at 10:29 PM UTC
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Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation · 48.5694, 46.2932
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.
Kosmos · 11K63
Height
31 m
Diameter
1.6 m
LEO capacity
300 kg
Successful launches
118
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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