Soviet Space Program Sputnik 11A59 Polyot-2

Name: Soviet Space Program Sputnik 11A59 Polyot-2
Start: 1964-04-12T09:30:00.000Z
Location: 31/6

Sputnik 11A59

Status

Success

Date

12 APR 1964

09:30

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Polyot 2 (I1) was a mission to test the propulsion of the I2P coorbital ASAT satellite. It did not conduct any interception maneuveres.

Rocket

Sputnik 11A59

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union

Height

30 m

Diameter

2.99 m

Launch Mass

277 T

Thrust

3,999 kN