Kosmos family
Kosmos-2I 63S1
Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.
Flights flown38
Success rate68.4%26/38
Payload to LEO300kg
Maiden flight1961-10-27
Peak year19628 flights
Kosmos-2I 63S1 is built by Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia. It first flew on 27 October 1961 and last flew on 19 December 1967.
Flight record
68.4% success rate26 of 38 flown · 12 failed
1961peak 1962 · 8 flights1967
First flight1961-10-27
Latest flight1967-12-19
Failures12
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround5d 3h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 300kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 31m |
| Diameter | 1.6m |
| Launch mass | 48t |
| Maiden flight | 1961-10-27 |
| Reusable | No |
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Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-12-19 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 2 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-12-21 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U2-D 1 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-07-08 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 6 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-02-21 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 2 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1966-02-11 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 1 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-12-28 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 1 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1965-12-21 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 4 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-07-23 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 3 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-07-02 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 7 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-02-20 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 6 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1965-02-12 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 2 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1965-01-30 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 5 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-12-09 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MT 3 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-12-01 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-2 2 | 86/1 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1964-10-24 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MG 2 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-08-22 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Strela-1 4,5 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-07-30 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-06-06 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MT 2 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-03-18 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MG 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-02-27 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 4 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-12-13 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Omega 2 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-10-24 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 4 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1963-08-22 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 3 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1963-08-06 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 3 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-06-01 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MT 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1963-05-22 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 2 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-04-13 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Omega 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-04-06 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 2 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1962-10-25 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 1MS 2 | Mayak-2 | Elliptical Orbit | Failure |
| 1962-10-20 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-A1 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-08-18 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 18 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-06-30 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-05-28 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 15 | Mayak-2 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1962-04-24 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 13 | Mayak-2 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1962-04-06 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 1MS 1 | Mayak-2 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1962-03-16 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-2 1 | Mayak-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1961-12-21 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-1 2 | Mayak-2 | Failure | |
| 1961-10-27 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kosmos-2I | DS-1-1 | Mayak-2 | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia