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Electron 1

Electron 1 was launched on January 30, 1964 aboard a Vostok 8K72 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1964-006ANORAD 746Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Elektron-1
Common name
Electron 1
Payload designation
2D No. 1
International designator
1964-006A
NORAD catalog number
746
GCAT identifier
S00746
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.060

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
ObjectD
Owner
OKB-1
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus)
Object D

Launch

Date
January 30, 1964 · 09:45 UTC
Launch record
1964-006Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
394 km
Apogee
7,124 km
Inclination
60.83°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 1964
End of operations
March 1964

Size

Mass
350 kg
Dry mass
350 kg
Length
1.5 m
Diameter
0.65 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9252448 (CC0).