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Manufacturer's Designation: 2MS. Class: Technology. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Russia. Manufacturer: Korolev.

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

Typical orbit: 204 x 1142 km, 49 deg inclinaton. Mass: 305 kg (672 lb).

2MS Chronology

1962 April 24 - Cosmos 3 - Program: MS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Mayak-2. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 330 kg (720 lb). Perigee: 216 km (134 mi). Apogee: 707 km (439 mi). Inclination: 49.00 deg. Period: 93.80 min.
Cosmic ray, radiation data. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space; development of elements in the design of space craft.

1962 May 28 - Cosmos 5 - Program: MS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Mayak-2. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 280 kg (610 lb). Perigee: 192 km (119 mi). Apogee: 1,578 km (980 mi). Inclination: 49.10 deg. Period: 102.60 min.
Monitored artificial radiation. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space; development of elements in the design of space craft.

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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