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Kapustin Yar LC86/4
Part of Kapustin Yar
Kosmos 2 launch complex.
 First Launch: 1967-12-26.  Last Launch: 1973-04-19.  Number:  24 . Longitude: 46.30 deg. Latitude: 48.55 deg. 
Country: 
Russia. 
Spacecraft: 
DS-P1-Yu, 
DS-U2-V, 
DS-P1-I, 
DS-U2-I, 
DS-U2-D, 
DS-MO, 
DS-U3-S, 
DS-U1-Ya, 
DS-U1-A, 
DS-U2-GF, 
DS-U3-IK, 
DS-U1-IK, 
DS-U1-R, 
DS-U2-IK. 
Launch Vehicles: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
Launch Sites: 
Kapustin Yar. 
1967 December 26 - . 
09:01 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 197 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-V s/n 3. Mass: 325 kg (716 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Technology. 
 Type: Military technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-V. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1968-01-30 .  Decay Date: 1968-01-30 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3079 .  COSPAR: 1967-126A. Apogee: 486 km (301 mi). Perigee: 217 km (134 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 91.50 min. Military technology development satellite - mission still classified.. 
1968 February 20 - . 
10:03 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 202 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-V s/n 4. Mass: 325 kg (716 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Technology. 
 Type: Military technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-V. 
 Decay Date: 1968-03-24 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3128 .  COSPAR: 1968-010A. Apogee: 488 km (303 mi). Perigee: 210 km (130 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 91.50 min. Military technology development satellite - mission still classified.. 
1968 March 6 - . 
11:02 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
 
FAILURE: Second stage failed 216 seconds after launch..  
Failed Stage: 2. 
- DS-U1-Ya s/n 1 - . 
 Payload: DS-U1-Ya. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: RVSN. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U1-Ya. 
Studied charged particle flows and cosmic rays.. 
1968 April 18 - . 
22:29 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 215 - . 
 Payload: DS-U1-A s/n 1. Mass: 385 kg (848 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U1-A. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1968-06-06 .  Decay Date: 1968-06-30 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3205 .  COSPAR: 1968-033A. Apogee: 403 km (250 mi). Perigee: 255 km (158 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 91.00 min. Studied the optical characteristics of the atmosphere. Radiation observatory; eight telescopes.. 
1968 April 26 - . 
04:42 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 219 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-D s/n 2. Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-D. 
 Decay Date: 1969-03-02 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3220 .  COSPAR: 1968-038A. Apogee: 1,745 km (1,084 mi). Perigee: 215 km (133 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 104.60 min. Studied charged particle flows.. 
1968 May 24 - . 
07:04 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 221 - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-Yu s/n 14. Mass: 250 kg (550 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1969-01-29 .  Decay Date: 1969-08-31 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3269 .  COSPAR: 1968-043A. Apogee: 2,140 km (1,320 mi). Perigee: 215 km (133 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 108.90 min. Development of systems for air defence and the control of outer space.. 
1968 June 11 - . 
21:29 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 225 - . 
 Payload: DS-U1-Ya s/n 2. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U1-Ya. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1968-06-29 .  Decay Date: 1968-11-02 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3279 .  COSPAR: 1968-048A. Apogee: 519 km (322 mi). Perigee: 255 km (158 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 92.20 min. Studied charged particle flows and cosmic rays.. 
1968 July 5 - . 
06:59 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 230 - . 
 Payload: DS-U3-S s/n 2. Mass: 367 kg (809 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Astronomy. 
 Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U3-S. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1968-11-02 .  Decay Date: 1968-11-02 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3308 .  COSPAR: 1968-056A. Apogee: 546 km (339 mi). Perigee: 287 km (178 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 92.90 min. Specialized orbital solar observatory for measuring solar rays in mulitple spectral zones.. 
1968 December 14 - . 
05:09 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 259 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-I s/n 3. Mass: 325 kg (716 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-I. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1969-05-05 .  Decay Date: 1969-05-05 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3612 .  COSPAR: 1968-113A. Apogee: 1,331 km (827 mi). Perigee: 215 km (133 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 100.20 min. Studied the influence of the ionosphere on passing VLF radio waves.. 
1968 December 26 - . 
09:45 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 262 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-GF s/n 1. Mass: 352 kg (776 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Astronomy. 
 Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-GF. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1969-05-03 .  Decay Date: 1969-07-18 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3629 .  COSPAR: 1968-119A. Apogee: 791 km (491 mi). Perigee: 264 km (164 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 95.20 min. Conducted heliophysical studies.. 
1969 March 5 - . 
13:04 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 268 - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-Yu s/n 18. Mass: 250 kg (550 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1969-07-03 .  Decay Date: 1970-05-09 .  USAF Sat Cat:  3773 .  COSPAR: 1969-020A. Apogee: 2,173 km (1,350 mi). Perigee: 209 km (129 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 109.10 min. Development of systems for air defence and the control of outer space.. 
1969 October 14 - . 
13:19 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 1 - . 
 Payload: DS-U3-IK s/n 1. Mass: 320 kg (700 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: IK. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U3-IK. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1969-10-30 .  Decay Date: 1970-01-02 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4128 .  COSPAR: 1969-088A. Apogee: 617 km (383 mi). Perigee: 264 km (164 mi). Inclination: 48.30 deg. Period: 93.40 min. Measurements of the solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere of the earth. Payload included East European experiments to study solar ultraviolet and X-ray effects on the upper atmosphere. Investigation of. 
1969 October 24 - . 
13:01 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 307 - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-Yu s/n 22. Mass: 250 kg (550 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1970-11-11 .  Decay Date: 1970-12-30 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4184 .  COSPAR: 1969-094A. Apogee: 2,150 km (1,330 mi). Perigee: 229 km (142 mi). Inclination: 48.30 deg. Period: 109.20 min. Development of systems for air defence and the control of outer space.. 
1969 December 25 - . 
09:59 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 2 - . 
 Payload: DS-U1-IK s/n 1. Mass: 320 kg (700 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: IK. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U1-IK. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1970-02-12 .  Decay Date: 1970-06-07 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4285 .  COSPAR: 1969-110A. Apogee: 1,178 km (731 mi). Perigee: 200 km (120 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 98.50 min. East European instruments carried to determine the characteristics of the earth's ionosphere and the concentrations of electrons and positive ions.. 
1970 January 16 - . 
10:59 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 320 - . 
 Payload: DS-MO s/n 3. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Technology. 
 Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-MO. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1970-02-10 .  Decay Date: 1970-02-10 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4301 .  COSPAR: 1970-005A. Apogee: 326 km (202 mi). Perigee: 247 km (153 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Used in development of aerodynamic systems for stabilisation and orientation of spacecraft. Also carried military optical equipment experiments.. 
1970 April 24 - . 
22:24 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 335 - . 
 Payload: DS-U1-R s/n 1. Mass: 295 kg (650 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Atmosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U1-R. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1970-06-20 .  Decay Date: 1970-06-22 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4380 .  COSPAR: 1970-035A. Apogee: 401 km (249 mi). Perigee: 250 km (150 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 91.00 min. Studied spectral range of the UF.. 
1970 June 12 - . 
09:30 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 347 - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-Yu s/n 35. Mass: 250 kg (550 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1970-11-13 .  Decay Date: 1971-11-07 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4411 .  COSPAR: 1970-043A. Apogee: 373 km (231 mi). Perigee: 173 km (107 mi). Inclination: 48.30 deg. Period: 89.90 min. Development of systems for air defence and the control of outer space.. 
1970 August 7 - . 
02:59 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 3 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-IK s/n 1. Mass: 340 kg (740 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-IK. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1970-12-04 .  Decay Date: 1970-12-06 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4482 .  COSPAR: 1970-057A. Apogee: 1,294 km (804 mi). Perigee: 201 km (124 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 99.80 min. Studied charged particle flows and the ionosphere. Carried East European experiments that studied protons, electrons, alpha particles.. 
1970 October 14 - . 
11:29 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 4 - . 
 Payload: DS-U3-IK s/n 2. Mass: 320 kg (700 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U3-IK. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1971-01-08 .  Decay Date: 1971-01-17 .  USAF Sat Cat:  4580 .  COSPAR: 1970-084A. Apogee: 656 km (407 mi). Perigee: 255 km (158 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 93.70 min. Investigation of the ultra-violet and x-radiation of the sun and its effect on the structure of the Earth's upper atmosphere. Payload included East European experiments to study solar ultraviolet and X-ray effects on upper atmosphere.. 
1971 March 5 - . 
08:15 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
 
FAILURE: Second stage failed 133 seconds after launch..  
Failed Stage: 2. 
- DS-P1-Yu s/n 39 - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-Yu. Mass: 330 kg (720 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: RVSN. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. 
Development of systems for air defence and the control of outer space.. 
1971 November 24 - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- DS-P1-I - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-I. Nation: Russia. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-I. 
Operational radar target for the ABM forces. Launch vehicle launch scrubbed - unknown cause.. 
1971 December 2 - . 
08:25 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 5 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-IK s/n 2. Mass: 340 kg (740 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: IK. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-IK. 
 Decay Date: 1972-04-07 .  USAF Sat Cat:  5641 .  COSPAR: 1971-104A. Apogee: 1,181 km (733 mi). Perigee: 198 km (123 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 98.50 min. Carried Czech and Soviet instruments that investigated the effects of solar activity on near-Earth radiation. Studied the radiation levels in near-Earth space, investigated dipole corpuscular streams in near space in connexion with solar activity and investigation of the nature and spectrum of low-frequency electromagnetic oscillations in natural plasma. 
1972 June 30 - . 
05:58 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 7 - . 
 Payload: DS-U3-IK s/n 3. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: IK. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U3-IK. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1972-10-05 .  Decay Date: 1972-10-05 .  USAF Sat Cat:  6075 .  COSPAR: 1972-047A. Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Perigee: 260 km (160 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 92.60 min. Continuation of joint studies of the sun's ultra-violet and x-radiation and its effects on the structure of the earth's upper atmosphere.. 
1972 July 12 - . 
05:59 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Cosmos 501 - . 
 Payload: DS-P1-Yu s/n 50. Mass: 250 kg (550 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: MO. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Military. 
 Type: Military target satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-P1-Yu. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1972-12-20 .  Decay Date: 1974-05-09 .  USAF Sat Cat:  6099 .  COSPAR: 1972-054A. Apogee: 2,167 km (1,346 mi). Perigee: 221 km (137 mi). Inclination: 48.00 deg. Period: 109.30 min. Development of systems for air defence and the control of outer space.. 
1973 April 19 - . 
10:19 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kapustin Yar. 
Launch Complex: 
Kapustin Yar LC86/4. 
LV Family: 
R-12. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K63. 
- Intercosmos 9 - . 
 Payload: DS-U2-IK s/n . Mass: 400 kg (880 lb). Nation: Russia. 
Agency: IK. 
Program: DS. 
Class: Earth. 
 Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. 
Spacecraft: DS-U2-IK. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1973-10-15 .  Decay Date: 1973-10-15 .  USAF Sat Cat:  6433 .  COSPAR: 1973-022A. Apogee: 1,526 km (948 mi). Perigee: 199 km (123 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 102.20 min. Also designated Intercosmos Copernicus 500. Investigated solar radio-frequency radiation and the characteristics of the earth's ionosphere.. 
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