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1 June 1963, 02:50 UTC

DS-MT 1

Kosmos-2IKapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Drawing of the Kosmos-2I for DS-MT 1

DS-MT #1, a Soviet technology satellite meant to demonstrate a gyrodyne orientation system and study cosmic rays. Kosmos-2I from Kapustin Yar failed four seconds after liftoff when the first stage malfunctioned; it never received a Kosmos number.

Outcome
Failure
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
Did not reach orbit
Flight
14th
of 38 Kosmos-2I flights
Date and time
1 June 1963, 02:50 UTC
Rocket
Kosmos-2I
Builder
Yuzhmash
Launch site
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Payload
Government/Top Secret
Launches in 1963
26th of 69