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Strategic Rocket ForcesKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-1 2
Launched
December 21, 1961
Summary
DS-1 No.2 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 21, 1961. The mission failed: Failed to reach orbit. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 141st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Kosmos-2I flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Failed to reach orbit
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Strategic Rocket Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Kosmos-2I flightStrategic Rocket Forces's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 141st orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
DS-1 No.2 was the second Yuzhnoye Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik research satellite, launched on the second flight of the Kosmos-2I 63S1. A second-stage malfunction prevented it from reaching orbit.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
2nd launch from Mayak-2, 2nd this year · 2nd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-1 No.2 launch?
DS-1 No.2 launched on December 21, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did DS-1 No.2 fail?
Failed to reach orbit.
Where can I watch DS-1 No.2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-1 No.2?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-1 No.2 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit was DS-1 No.2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a technology mission.