What rocket is launching Sputnik 18?

Sputnik 18 is launching on the Kosmos-2I.

Who is launching Sputnik 18?

Sputnik 18 is being launched by Soviet Space Program, a government launch provider founded in 1931.

Where is Sputnik 18 launching from?

Sputnik 18 is launching from Mayak-2 at Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.

What orbit is Sputnik 18 heading to?

Sputnik 18 is heading to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Is the Kosmos-2I reusable?

No — the Kosmos-2I is an expendable launch vehicle.

How many times has the Kosmos-2I flown?

The Kosmos-2I has launched 38 times to date, with 26 successful flights.

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Sputnik 18

Name: Sputnik 18 — Kosmos-2I
Start: 1962-08-18T15:00:00Z
End: 1962-08-18T15:00:00Z
Location: Mayak-2

Earth Science

Success

Soviet Space Program(CCCP)Government

Kosmos-2ILEOorbit

Overview

Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.

Mission details

Orbital Attempt

#188

CCCP Mission

#38

Pad Launch

Location Launch

Designator

1962-038

Launch Window

NET

Aug 18, 1962, 3:00 PM

Schedule Changes

1 update

Mayak-2

Total Launches

Orbital Attempts

Fastest Turnaround

5d 3h

Map

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

Aug 18, 1962, 7:00 PM

Total Launches

101

Total Landings

Coordinates

48.5900, 45.7200

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Frequently asked questions

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

Capacity

300 kg

Reusable

Maiden Flight

1961

Fastest Turnaround

5d 3h

Total Launches

Successful

Failed

Consecutive Success

Maiden flight: Oct 27, 1961

Wikipedia

Soviet Space Program

The Soviet space program, was the national space program of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) actived from 1930s until disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Soviet Union's space program was mainly based on the cosmonautic exploration of space and the development of the expandable launch vehicles, which had been split between many design bureaus competing against each other. Over its 60-years of history, the Russian program was responsible for a number of pioneering feats and accomplishments in the human space flight, including the first intercontinental ballistic missile (R-7), first satellite (Sputnik 1), first animal in Earth orbit (the dog Laika on Sputnik 2), first human in space and Earth orbit (cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1), first woman in space and Earth orbit (cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6), first spacewalk (cosmonaut Alexei Leonov on Voskhod 2), first Moon impact (Luna 2), first image of the far side of the Moon (Luna 3) and unmanned lunar soft landing (Luna 9), first space rover (Lunokhod 1), first sample of lunar soil automatically extracted and brought to Earth (Luna 16), and first space station (Salyut 1). Further notable records included the first interplanetary probes: Venera 1 and Mars 1 to fly by Venus and Mars, respectively, Venera 3 and Mars 2 to impact the respective planet surface, and Venera 7 and Mars 3 to make soft landings on these planets.

Founded

1931

Total Launches

2,456

Successful

2,288

Failed

168

Pending

Consecutive Success

Wikipedia

Overview

Mission details

Launch Window

Mayak-2

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Frequently asked questions

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