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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-MG 1
Launched
March 18, 1964
Summary
DS-MG 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on March 18, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 76th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 307th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Kosmos-2I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-26, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 426 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 4 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Kosmos-2I flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 76th launch4th this yearhumanity's 307th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-26 · NORAD 766 · 1964-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-013A
- Epoch
- 1964-03-18 18:06:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.81023575 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0136734
- Inclination
- 49.0296°
- Ascending node
- 353.6759°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.1859°
- Mean anomaly
- 254.3106°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-26 · NORAD 766 · re-entered September 28, 1964
Kosmos 63S1 (N20) Stage 2 · re-entered May 17, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-MG satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20th launch from Mayak-2, 2nd this year · 20th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-MG 1 launch?
DS-MG 1 launched on March 18, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-MG 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-MG 1?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-MG 1 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-MG 1 reach?
Kosmos-26, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 426 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did DS-MG 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).