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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-A1 2
Launched
May 22, 1963
Summary
DS-A1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on May 22, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 58th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 248th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Kosmos-2I flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-17, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 788 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Kosmos-2I flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 58th launch9th this yearhumanity's 248th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-17 · NORAD 580 · 1963-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-017A
- Epoch
- 1963-05-22 04:14:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.1765476 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0388433
- Inclination
- 49.212°
- Ascending node
- 230.9991°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.0686°
- Mean anomaly
- 257.2214°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-17 · NORAD 580 · re-entered June 2, 1965
Kosmos 63S1 (N13) Stage 2 · re-entered April 2, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
13th launch from Mayak-2, 3rd this year · 13th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-A1 2 launch?
DS-A1 2 launched on May 22, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-A1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-A1 2?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-A1 2 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-A1 2 reach?
Kosmos-17, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 788 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did DS-A1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).