Status
Success
Cosmos 2
Launch Time
Fri Apr 06, 1962 17:15 UTC
Fri Apr 06, 1962 17:15 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2
In 1962, OKB-1 launched four MS-type satellites. Almost nothing is known about these satellites, whose official mission was to carry out "investigations". The 2MS were in charge of studying the polar auroras. It would seem that these satellites were also intended to test technologies related to space flights.
They were built in two versions: 1MS and 2MS. They were put into orbit by Cosmos launchers (63S1) of Mikhaïl YANGUEL's OKB-586. The fourth launch, that of the second 1MS, ended in failure.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 285.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1962
11th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-1
4th mission
2nd mission of 1962
2nd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission