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E-6 No. 2

Molniya 8K78 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on January 4, 1963, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

January 4, 1963 · 08:49 UTCLaunch 1963-001Launch no. 226 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78variant E6
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 4, 1963, 08:49
Launch designation
1963-001
Mission
E-6 No. 2
Vehicle flight ID
T103-09

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1963-001BNORAD 522OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevDeep space1,288 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 11, 1963
ALS1963-001BNII-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.