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
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  • Launch Mass
    48.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Kosmos-2I 63S1
  • Family
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  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Kosmos-2I
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    300.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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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).

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

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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
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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 6

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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-K-40 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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-K-40 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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.

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

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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-P1-Yu 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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-A1 7

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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
Status: Launch Failure
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-P1-Yu 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Failure
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-A1 5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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-MT 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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-2 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Second DS-2 satellite

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

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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 | Strela-1 4,5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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
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
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
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
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-A1 4

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Failure
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 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Failure
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-P1 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 13

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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 .

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 1MS 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

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


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