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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
DS-MT 2
Launched
June 6, 1964
Summary
DS-MT 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 6, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 86th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 328th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Kosmos-2I flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-31, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 498 km orbit inclined 48.9°. 2 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Kosmos-2I flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 86th launch14th this yearhumanity's 328th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-31 · NORAD 803 · 1964-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-028A
- Epoch
- 1964-06-06 17:54:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.70478883 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0197676
- Inclination
- 48.9383°
- Ascending node
- 289.4759°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.9736°
- Mean anomaly
- 250.1518°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-31 · NORAD 803 · re-entered October 20, 1964
Kosmos 63S1 (N21) Stage 2 · re-entered August 16, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-MT satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
21st launch from Mayak-2, 3rd this year · 21st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-MT 2 launch?
DS-MT 2 launched on June 6, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-MT 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-MT 2?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did DS-MT 2 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-MT 2 reach?
Kosmos-31, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 498 km orbit inclined 48.9°.
How many satellites did DS-MT 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).