// spacecraft · 1963
ALS
ALS was launched on April 2, 1963 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: escaped to another body, attached (Apr 6, 1963).
COSPAR 1963-008AGCAT D00037Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ALS
- Payload designation
- E-6 No. 4 SA
- International designator
- 1963-008A
- GCAT identifier
- D00037
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- NII-88
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
- Platform (bus)
- E-6 SA
Launch
- Date
- April 2, 1963 · 08:16 UTC
- Launch record
- 1963-008Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Escaped to another body, attached
- Status date
- April 6, 1963
Size
- Mass
- 82 kg
- Dry mass
- 82 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00037
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- April 5, 1963
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body, attached · April 6, 1963
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1963 | Earth | Apr 5, 1963 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Apr 6, 1963 | Earth | — | In orbit, attached to another object | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).