RocketMolniya 8K78
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 1, 1962, 02:12
- Launch designation
- 1962 A TAU
- Mission
- 2MV-1 No. 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- T103-13
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 382 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 6.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S4I
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS | 1962 A TAU 1NORAD 381 | OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev | Deep space | 600 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Sep 6, 1962 |
| Spuskaemiy apparat | 1962 A TAU 1 | NII-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.