LAUNCH MISSION

Soviet Space Program UR-500 Proton 2

Name: Soviet Space Program UR-500 Proton 2
Start: 1965-11-02T12:28:00.000Z
Location: 81/23 (81L)

Status

Success

2 NOV 1965

Soviet Space Program

81/23 (81L)

The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.

UR-500

Proton is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965.