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