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Class: Military. Type: Target. Nation: USSR. Manufacturer: KBYu. Supported developmental experiments for ABM systems. DS-type control-test complexes used for radar tests of the PVO (Soviet Air Defence Forces). Developed by V M Kovtunenko at OKB-586. As a result of flight test of the DS-P1 in 1962 the practical use of this method was shown.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 355 kg.
DS-P1 Chronology
30 June 1962
Cosmos 6 Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. Mass: 355 kg. Perigee: 261 km. Apogee: 348 km. Inclination: 48.9 deg. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space; development of elements in the design of space craft.
06 April 1963
DS-P1 s/n 2 Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. FAILURE: First stage failed.
06 August 1963
Cosmos 19 Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. Mass: 355 kg. Perigee: 267 km. Apogee: 497 km. Inclination: 49.0 deg. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.
27 February 1964
Cosmos 25 Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar . Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. Mass: 355 kg. Perigee: 260 km. Apogee: 495 km. Inclination: 49.1 deg. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.
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