Kosmos 6

Satellite. Kosmos 6 was launched on June 30, 1962 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 8, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 A DEL 1NORAD 338Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-6
Common name: Kosmos 6
Payload designation: DS-P1 No. 1
International designator: 1962 A DEL 1
NORAD catalog number: 338
GCAT identifier: S00338
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.012

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1
Owner: OKB-586
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Yangel KB
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: June 30, 1962 · 16:00 UTC
Launch record: 1962 A DELSuccess
Rocket: Kosmos 63S1
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad Mayak-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 262 km
Apogee: 304 km
Inclination: 48.94°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 8, 1962
Last known active: Jul 6, 1962
End of operations: Jul 6, 1962

Size

Mass: 240 kg
Dry mass: 240 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53602 (CC0).