Kosmos-2I 63S1

In-active

Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN RF)

Oct. 27, 1961

Description

Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    31.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.6 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    48.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Kosmos-2I 63S1
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Kosmos-2I
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    300.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Strategic Rocket Forces

Government
None
RVSN RF 1959

The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

Previous Flights

flew on 38 previous launch(es).

Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1967, 6:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U2-D 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1966, 1:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-U2-D satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 6

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 8, 1966, 5:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 21, 1966, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

DS-K-40 was a series of experimental ELINT satellites developed by Yuzhnoye to test technologies for the Tselina-O program.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 11, 1966, 6 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 28, 1965, 8:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

DS-K-40 was a series of experimental ELINT satellites developed by Yuzhnoye to test technologies for the Tselina-O program.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 4

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1965, 6:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 23, 1965, 4:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 7

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 2, 1965, 6:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 6

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 20, 1965, 6:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1965, noon
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 30, 1965, 9:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MT 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 9, 1964, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-MT satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-2 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 1, 1964, 8:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Second DS-2 satellite

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MG 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 24, 1964, 5:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-MG satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Strela-1 4,5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 22, 1964, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 30, 1964, 3:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MT 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 6, 1964, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-MT satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MG 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 18, 1964, 3:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-MG satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 4

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 27, 1964, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1 series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Omega 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 13, 1963, 2:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Omega satellites were technology demonstrators to develop technologies for the Meteor-1 satellite program.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 4

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 24, 1963, 4:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 22, 1963, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 6, 1963, 6:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1 series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MT 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 1, 1963, 2:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The DS-MT satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 22, 1963, 3 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Omega 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 13, 1963, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Omega satellites were technology demonstrators to develop technologies for the Meteor-1 satellite program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 6, 1963, 3:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The DS-P1 series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 1MS 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 25, 1962, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Second 1MS satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 20, 1962, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 18

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 18, 1962, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 30, 1962, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1 series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 15

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 28, 1962, 3 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This was the second 2MS satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on May 2, 1963.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 13

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 24, 1962, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cosmos 3 was the first 2MS satellite deployed by the OKB-1. It operated until August 20, 1962 and re-entered the atmosphere on October 17, 1963 .

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 1MS 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 6, 1962, 5:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cosmos 2 was the first 1MS satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 19, 1963.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-2 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 16, 1962, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First DS-2 satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on May 25, 1962.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-1 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1961, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kosmos-2I | DS-1-1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 27, 1961, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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