Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I Sputnik 18

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I Sputnik 18
Start: 1962-08-18T15:00:00.000Z
Location: Mayak-2

Kosmos-2I

Status

Success

Date

18 AUG 1962

15:00

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

Mayak-2

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.

Rocket

Kosmos-2I

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.

Height

31 m

Diameter

1.6 m

Launch Mass

48 T