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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-MG 2
Launched
October 24, 1964
Summary
DS-MG 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 24, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 104th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 374th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Kosmos-2I flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-49, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 436 km orbit inclined 48.9°. 3 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
- 24th Kosmos-2I flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 104th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 374th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-49 · NORAD 913 · 1964-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-069A
- Epoch
- 1964-10-24 05:13:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.75471337 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0126663
- Inclination
- 48.8834°
- Ascending node
- 39.318°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.9852°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.4136°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-49 · NORAD 913 · re-entered August 21, 1965
Kosmos 63S1 (N24) Stage 2 · re-entered February 10, 1965
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
24th launch from Mayak-2, 6th this year · 24th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-MG 2 launch?
DS-MG 2 launched on October 24, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-MG 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-MG 2?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-MG 2 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-MG 2 reach?
Kosmos-49, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 436 km orbit inclined 48.9°.
How many satellites did DS-MG 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).