Sputnik 25

USSR



Launch data:

Designation  00521 / 63001A
Launch date  04 Jan 1963 - 08:49 UT
Launch site B, LC1
Launch vehicle  Molniya-L (8K78L)
Mission  Lunar probe
Satellite type E-6 #1
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 151 / 151 ? km
Inclination 64,9°
Period 87,50 min


Partiale FAILURE: Failed to leave Earth orbit (Blok L inverter failure, TLI failure)

Spacecraft data:

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Mass at launch  2500 kg
Dry Mass  kg
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Solar array  
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Decay:

Descent date:  05 Jan 1963
Lifetime: 1,00 day

Mission:

The escape stage's BOZ unit failed to operate due to failure of a DC transformer of the power system. The stage with payload remained in Earth orbit.
Ref.: #1, #7, #8 - update: 2.03.05