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Voskhod 2

Soviet crewed spacecraft. Voskhod 2 was launched on March 18, 1965 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 19, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-022ANORAD 1274Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Voskhod-2
Common name
Voskhod 2
Payload designation
Voskhod 3KD No. 4
Other names
3KD No. 4:RA2
International designator
1965-022A
NORAD catalog number
1274
GCAT identifier
S01274
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.096

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
Voskhod
Owner
OKB-1
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus)
Vostok

Launch

Date
March 18, 1965 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1965-022Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
167 km
Apogee
472 km
Inclination
64.79°
Status
Landed
Status date
March 19, 1965
Last known active
Mar 19, 1965
End of operations
Mar 19, 1965

Size

Mass
2,785 kg
Dry mass
2,785 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,585 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q722791 (CC0).