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Kosmos 5

Soviet research satellite. Kosmos 5 was launched on May 28, 1962 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 2, 1963).

COSPAR 1962 UPS 1NORAD 297Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-5
Common name
Kosmos 5
Payload designation
2MS No. 2
International designator
1962 UPS 1
NORAD catalog number
297
GCAT identifier
S00297
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.009

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
MS
Owner
OKB-1
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus)
MS

Launch

Date
May 28, 1962 · 03:00 UTC
Launch record
1962 UPSSuccess
Spaceport
Kapustin Yar · pad Mayak-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
207 km
Apogee
1,500 km
Inclination
49.06°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 2, 1963
Last known active
Oct 25, 1962
End of operations
Oct 25, 1962

Size

Mass
252 kg
Dry mass
252 kg
Length
1.8 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q918266 (CC0).