Failure
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-1 2
Strategic Rocket Forces(RVSN RF)Government
Kosmos-2I
Thursday, December 21, 1961 at 12:30 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#141
RVSN RF Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#2
Weather GO
0%
Launch Window
NET
Dec 21, 1961, 12:30 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Kapustin Yar is a Russian military training area and a rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd. It was established by the Soviet Union on 13 May 1946. In the beginning, Kapustin Yar used technology, material, and scientific support gained from the defeat of Germany in World War II. Numerous launches of test rockets for the Russian military were carried out at the site, as well as satellite and sounding rocket launches.
Timezone
Europe/Volgograd
Local Launch Time
Dec 21, 1961, 4:30 PM
Total Launches
101
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
48.5900, 45.7200
Status Details
Failure Reason
Failed to reach orbit
Kosmos-2I Specs
Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.
Length
31 m
Diameter
1.6 m
Launch Mass
48 t
LEO Capacity
300 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1961
Fastest Turnaround
5d 3h
Total Launches
38
Successful
26
Failed
12
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Oct 27, 1961
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
Founded
1959
Total Launches
15
Successful
12
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
1