Kosmos-1
Function | Orbital carrier rocket |
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Manufacturer | Yangel |
Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Size | |
Height | 26.3 metres (86 ft) |
Diameter | 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) |
Mass | 107,500 kilograms (237,000 lb) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb) |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | Site 41/15, Baikonur |
Total launches | 8 |
Success(es) | 7 |
Failure(s) | 1 |
First flight | 18 August 1964 |
Last flight | 28 December 1965 |
First stage – R-14 | |
Powered by | 1 RD-216 |
Maximum thrust | 1,740 kilonewtons (390,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 292 sec |
Burn time | 130 seconds |
Propellant | HNO3/UDMH |
Second stage – S3 | |
Powered by | 1 11D49 |
Maximum thrust | 156 kilonewtons (35,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 303 sec |
Burn time | 375 seconds |
Propellant | HNO3/UDMH |
The Kosmos-1 (GRAU Index: 65S3,[1] also known as Cosmos-1) was a Soviet carrier rocket (Kosmos (rocket family)), derived from the R-14 missile, which was used to orbit satellites in 1964 and 1965. It served as an interim, and was quickly replaced by the Kosmos-3. Eight were flown, and all launches occurred from Site 41/15 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Initial development was authorised in October 1961,[2] leading to a maiden flight on 18 August 1964, carrying three Strela satellites. Strela-1 satellites were flown on seven flights, with three satellites on each of the first four flights, and five satellites on the next three flights. The eighth, and final, flight carried a single Strela-2 satellite. All flights were successful except the second.[1][2]
Launch history
Date/Time (GMT)[2] | Serial No | Payload[1] | Kosmos designations[3] |
Outcome | Remarks |
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18 August 1964, 09:15 | 02L | 3 x Strela-1 | Kosmos 38 Kosmos 39 Kosmos 40 |
Successful | |
23 October 1964 | 01L | 3 x Strela-1 | N/A | Failure | Cause of failure unknown |
21 February 1965, 11:00 | 03L | 3 x Strela-1 | Kosmos 54 Kosmos 55 Kosmos 56 |
Successful | |
15 March 1965, 11:00 | 04L | 3 x Strela-1 | Kosmos 61 Kosmos 62 Kosmos 63 |
Successful | |
16 July 1965, 03:31 | 05L | 5 x Strela-1 | Kosmos 71 Kosmos 72 Kosmos 73 Kosmos 74 Kosmos 75 |
Successful | |
3 September 1965, 14:00 | 07LS | 5 x Strela-1 | Kosmos 80 Kosmos 81 Kosmos 82 Kosmos 83 Kosmos 84 |
Successful | |
18 September 1965, 07:59 | 08LS | 5 x Strela-1 | Kosmos 86 Kosmos 87 Kosmos 88 Kosmos 89 Kosmos 90 |
Successful | |
28 December 1965, 12:30 | 09LP | 1 x Strela-2 | Kosmos 103[4] | Successful |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "Kosmos-1 (65S3)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Strela 1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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