DS-2 (Kosmos 1) [Yuzhnoye]
DS-2 (Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik 2) is the second development version of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik series.
After two unsuccessful launches of DS-1 satellite, the simplified DS-2 spacecraft based on the equipment and structural elements of DS-1 spacecraft was created. DS-2 omitted the central cylindrical section for mission avionics.
The first DS-2 satellite was successfully orbited on 16 March 1962 by the Kosmos launch vehicle from Kapustin Yar. After reaching orbit, it received the designation Kosmos 1.
The second DS-2 satellite was lost during a launch failure on 1 December 1964 from the new LC-86/1 launch facility at Kapustin Yar.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | Yuzhnoye |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | DS Bus |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 47 kg |
Orbit: | 207 km × 649 km, 49.0° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 1 (Sputnik 11) (DS-2 #1) | 1962 θ 1 | 16.03.1962 | KY Mayak-2 | Kosmos | ||
Kosmos (51) (DS-2 #2) | 1964-F13 | 01.12.1964 | KY LC-86/1 | F | Kosmos |