Soviet Space ProgramUR-50081/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Proton 2
Launched
November 2, 1965
Image: Gunter's Space Page
Summary
Proton 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program UR-500 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 2, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 148th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 491st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd UR-500 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- UR-500 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd UR-500 flightSoviet Space Program's 148th launch40th this yearhumanity's 491st orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Proton-2 · NORAD 1701 · re-entered February 6, 1966
UR-500 No. 209 Stage 2 · re-entered January 4, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2nd launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 118th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
109 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Proton 2 launch?
Proton 2 launched on November 2, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Proton 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Proton 2?
UR-500, flown by Soviet Space Program. UR-500 spec sheet
Where did Proton 2 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Proton 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Proton 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).