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Omega-1 No. 2

Kosmos 63S1 launch from Kapustin Yar (Soviet Union) on December 13, 1963, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 13, 1963 · 14:15 UTCLaunch 1963-050Launch no. 290 in the log
SpaceportKapustin Yarpad Mayak-2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 13, 1963, 14:15
Launch designation
1963-050
Mission
Omega-1 No. 2
Flight name
Kosmos-23

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
231 km
Initial apogee
608 km
Inclination
49.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-231963-050ANORAD 707All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research InstituteTechnology200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 27, 1964

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