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1MS No. 2

Kosmos 63S1 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on October 25, 1962, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

October 25, 1962 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 1962-F08Launch no. 209 in the log
RocketKosmos 63S1
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad Mayak-2
OutcomeFailurestage 1 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 25, 1962, 07:00
Launch designation
1962-F08
Mission
1MS No. 2
Vehicle flight ID
7LK

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,300 km
Initial apogee
20 km
Inclination
49.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.224 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos1962-F08OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev———

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