Cosmos satellite

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

USSR spacecraft n°: 26

Launch data:

Designation 61F14
Launch date11 Dec 1961 - 9:39 UT
Launch siteB-LC1
Launch vehicleVostok 8K72K
Satellite typeZenit-2 (#1)
Missionphoto-reconnaissance
Decay 11 Dec 1961

FAILURE: engine of block E upper stage cut-off prematurely

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Mass at launch  4610 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Dimension  
Basic shape  

Ref.: #3, #7 - update: 2.01.04