Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I DS-2 1

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I DS-2 1
Start: 1962-03-16T11:59:00.000Z
Location: Mayak-2

Kosmos-2I

Status

Success

Date

16 MAR 1962

11:59

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

Mayak-2

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

First DS-2 satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on May 25, 1962.

Rocket

Kosmos-2I

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.

Height

31 m

Diameter

1.6 m

Launch Mass

48 T