NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

2MV-1 n°1 (Venera 2)

Launch Time
Sat Aug 25, 1962 02:18 UTC

The Block L stage failed to reignite. Probe remained in low earth orbit before reentering and burning up.

Rocket

Molniya
RVSN USSR
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,378 kN
Payload to LEO: 6,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,200 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 44.23 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.58 m
Fairing Height: 6.74 m

Mission Details

2MV-1 n°1 (Venera 2)

Venera 2MV-1 n°1, also known as Sputnik 19 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Venera programme. Due to a problem with its upper stage it failed to leave low Earth orbit, and reentered the atmosphere a few days later. It was the first of two Venera 2MV-1 spacecraft, both of which failed to leave Earth orbit.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 890.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Stats

1962

47th orbital launch attempt

Molniya

5th mission
1st mission of 1962
4th failed mission