Strategic Rocket ForcesKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Kosmos-2I | DS-1-1

Launched

October 27, 1961

Launch FailureWeather 0% go

Summary

DS-1 No.1 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 27, 1961. The mission failed: Failed to reach orbit. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 131st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st 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: 1st Kosmos-2I flightStrategic Rocket Forces's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 131st orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

DS-1 No.1 was the first Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik, a small research satellite built by the Yuzhnoye design bureau, flown on the maiden launch of the Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket. An acceleration integrator malfunctioned and the satellite failed to reach orbit.

Pad

Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

1st launch from Mayak-2, 1st this year · 1st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did DS-1 No.1 launch?

DS-1 No.1 launched on October 27, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Why did DS-1 No.1 fail?

Failed to reach orbit.

Where can I watch DS-1 No.1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DS-1 No.1?

Kosmos-2I, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Kosmos-2I spec sheet

Where did DS-1 No.1 launch from?

Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.

What orbit was DS-1 No.1 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a technology mission.