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Manufacturer's Designation: 1MS. Class: Technology. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Russia. Manufacturer: Korolev.

Early Kosmos launcher payloads of unknown purpose, possibly from Korolev OKB.

Typical orbit: 207 x 1485 km, 49 deg inclinaton. Mass: 285 kg (628 lb).

1MS Chronology

1962 April 6 - Cosmos 2 - Program: MS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Mayak-2. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 285 kg (628 lb). Perigee: 207 km (128 mi). Apogee: 1,485 km (922 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.

1962 October 25 - 1MS - Program: MS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Mayak-2. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. FAILURE: Launch vehicle failed to orbit - unknown cause.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.

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