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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 13
Soviet Space ProgramLaunch Successful

Sputnik 13

Kosmos-2I

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This page records Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 13 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITEKapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission

Cosmos 3 was the first 2MS satellite deployed by the OKB-1. It operated until August 20, 1962 and re-entered the atmosphere on October 17, 1963 .

Launch vehicle
Kosmos-2I
Mission type
Astrophysics
Destination orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Launch pad
Mayak-2
Provider
Soviet Space Program

The vehicle

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Kosmos-2I
Launch vehicle

Kosmos-2I

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
Stages
2
Recorded launches
38
First flight
1961-10-27

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Launch site & orbit

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

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DestinationElliptical Orbit

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