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Vehicle file · LV-327

Kosmos 11K63

Strategic Rocket Forces · Kosmos · RETIRED

Kosmos 11K63 is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Strategic Rocket Forces. It stands 31.0 m tall, lifts 300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 24 May 1966. It has flown 126 times with 118 successes, a success rate of 93.7%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

PUBLISHED
Height31.0 m
Diameter1.6 m
Payload to LEO300 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight24 May 1966
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights126
Successful118
Failed8
Success rate93.7%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant11K63

About Kosmos 11K63

The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

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No Kosmos 11K63 flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

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Common questions

How many times has Kosmos 11K63 flown?
Kosmos 11K63 has flown 126 orbital missions, with 118 successes and 8 failures.
What is Kosmos 11K63's success rate?
Kosmos 11K63 has a success rate of 93.7%, from 118 successful flights out of 126 attempts.
When is the next Kosmos 11K63 launch?
Kosmos 11K63 has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Kosmos 11K63 lift to orbit?
Kosmos 11K63 is rated for 300 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Kosmos 11K63 reusable?
No. Kosmos 11K63 is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.