DS-2

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DS-2

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DS-2
Credit: Yuzhnoye

Ukrainian technology satellite. Mars penetrator satellite operated by NASA, USA. Launched 1999.

Status: Operational 1962. First Launch: 1962-03-16. Last Launch: 1964-12-01. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 315 kg (694 lb).

A decision was made after two unsuccessful launches of the DS-1 to create a simplified DS-2 spacecraft based on the equipment and structural elements of DS-1 spacecraft. The cylindrical section for mission avionics was completely omitted.

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Family: Technology, Technology satellite. Country: Ukraine. Launch Vehicles: Kosmos 2, R-12, Kosmos 63S1. Launch Sites: Kapustin Yar, Kapustin Yar Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar LC86/1. Agency: Yuzhnoye. Bibliography: 2, 474, 6, 79, 99, 6459, 12243.

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DS-2B
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Cosmos 1
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DS-2 s/n 1
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DS-2
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1960 August 8 - . LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.

Kosmos 63S1 small booster and DS small satellites authorised. - . Nation: Russia. Spacecraft: DS-1, DS-2.
Central Committee of the Communist Party and Council of Soviet Ministers Decree 'On the Creation of the Rocket-Carrier 63S1 Based on the R-12 Missile, and the Development and Launch of Small Artificial Satellite--start of work on launcher and satellites at OKB-586'

1962 March 16 - . 11:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar Mayak-2. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.

Cosmos 1 - . Payload: DS-2 s/n 2. Mass: 47 kg (103 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Program: DS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: DS-2. Completed Operations Date: 1962-03-26 . Decay Date: 1962-05-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 266 . COSPAR: 1962-Theta-1. Apogee: 649 km (403 mi). Perigee: 207 km (128 mi). Inclination: 49.00 deg. Period: 93.10 min.
After five months of further work and tests to improve the reliability of the second stage, Yangel's team felt it was ready to again attempt a launch of the 63S1 booster. 63S1 s/n 6LK put a DS-2 satellite into orbit, which conducted studies of the ionosphere. This was the first successful launch of the Kosmos 63S1 launch vehicle. A decision was made after two unsuccessful launches of the DS-1 to create a simplified DS-2 spacecraft based on the equipment and structural elements of DS-1 spacecraft. The cylindrical section for mission avionics was completely omitted.

1964 December 1 - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC86/1. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1. FAILURE: Payload shroud did not separate.. Failed Stage: U.

DS-2 s/n 2 - . Payload: DS-2. Mass: 315 kg (694 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Program: DS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: DS-2. A decision was made after two unsuccessful launches of the DS-1 to create a simplified DS-2 spacecraft based on the equipment and structural elements of DS-1 spacecraft. The cylindrical section for mission avionics was completely omitted..

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