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2MV-1 No. 1

Molniya 8K78 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 25, 1962, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 25, 1962 · 02:18 UTCLaunch 1962 A PILaunch no. 191 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 25, 1962, 02:18
Launch designation
1962 A PI
Mission
2MV-1 No. 1
Vehicle flight ID
T103-12

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
477 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.5 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1962 A PI 1NORAD 371OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevDeep space600 kgReentered attached to another object · Aug 28, 1962
Spuskaemiy apparat1962 A PI 1NII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88)———

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