Cosmos satellite

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

USSR spacecraft n°: 27

Launch data:

Designation 61F15
Launch date21 Dec 1961 - 12:30 UT
Launch siteKY-M2
Launch vehicleCosmos 63S1 (2LK)
MissionLaunch vehicle test payload
Satellite typeDS-1 (#2)
Decay 21 Dec 1961

Mission details:

FAILURE: Second stage failed at 354 sec. Launched from silo Mayak-2

Spacecraft data:

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Ref.: #5, #7 - update: 2.01.05