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2MV-2 No. 1

Molniya 8K78 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 12, 1962, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 12, 1962 · 00:59 UTCLaunch 1962 A PHILaunch no. 196 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 12, 1962, 00:59
Launch designation
1962 A PHI
Mission
2MV-2 No. 1
Vehicle flight ID
T103-14

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
278 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1962 A PHI 1NORAD 389OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevDeep space900 kgReentered attached to another object · Sep 14, 1962

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.