Cosmos 2 - .
Payload: 1MS s/n 1. Mass: 285 kg (628 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RVSN.
Program: MS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: MS.
Spacecraft: 1MS.
Decay Date: 1963-08-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 269 . COSPAR: 1962-Iota-1. Apogee: 1,485 km (922 mi). Perigee: 207 km (128 mi). Inclination: 49.00 deg. Period: 101.80 min. Radiation, cosmic ray data. Decay date suspect Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space; development of elements in the design of space craft. .